| Title | Long-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures at Seychelles site A (December 2003 - April 2004) |
|---|---|
| Project | Long-term monitoring of nearshore temperatures around Southern Africa |
| Authors |
Ismail, Hassan van den Berg, Marcel Lamont, Tarron |
| Publisher | Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (2024) |
| Contributors |
Contact Person: Ismail, Hassan |
| Abstract | At selected sites around Southern Africa, Underwater Temperature Recorders (UTRs) have been used to obtain long-term records of bottom temperature in the nearshore environment, at depths ranging from 2m to 34m. Here we present processed hourly subsurface temperatures from UTRs located at a depth of 6.5m off Seychelles site A (04.3889°S 55.2372°E), along the east coast of Southern Africa, between 06 December 2003 and 09 April 2004. Note that for some deployments, two UTRs were deployed to simultaneously record bottom temperatures. |
| Methods | A subsurface-mounted, Underwater Temperature Recorder (UTR) was deployed at a depth of 6.5m off Seychelles site A (04.3889°S; 55.2372°E), along the east coast of Southern Africa. The instrument(s) measured hourly temperature(s) readings between 06 December 2003 17h00 and 09 April 2004 10h00. |
| Data | |
| Temporal extent | 06 Dec 2003 – 09 Apr 2004 |
| Geographic extent |
Seychelles
North: -4.29 |
| Vertical extent |
Max: -6.5 m Min: -6.5 m |
| Keywords | INDIAN OCEAN , temperature , underwater temperature recorder , UTR |
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