| Title | Long-term observations of daily bottom temperatures at Port Nolloth (February 1991 - July 1991) |
|---|---|
| Project | Long-term monitoring of nearshore temperatures around Southern Africa |
| Authors |
Anders, Darrel van den Berg, Marcel Lamont, Tarron |
| Publisher | Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (2020) |
| Contributors |
Contact Person: Anders, Darrel |
| Abstract | At selected sites around Southern Africa, Underwater Tempearture 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 daily subsurface temperatures from UTRs located at a depth of 5m off Port Nolloth (29.2524°S; 16.8671°E), along the west coast of South Africa, between 5 February 1991 and 10 July 1991. |
| Methods | A subsurface-mounted, Hugrun Seamon Mini Underwater Temperature Recorder (UTR) was deployed at a depth of 5m off Port Nolloth (29.2524°S; 16.8671°E), along the west coast of South Africa. The instrument measured hourly temperature readings between 5 February 1991 and 10 July 1991. These hourly values were averaged to daily means. Daily values were only generated for days on which there were 75 % or more hourly readings. |
| Data | |
| Temporal extent | 05 Feb 1991 – 10 Jul 1991 |
| Geographic extent |
Port Nolloth, South Africa
Lat: -29.2524 |
| Vertical extent |
Max: -5.0 m Min: -5.0 m |
| Keywords | coastal , nearshore , Port Nolloth , SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN , Southern Africa , temperature , underwater temperature recorder , UTR |
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