A coastal seawater temperature dataset for biogeographical studies: Large biases between in situ and remotely-sensed data sets around the coast of South Africa

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2013, Pages

  Smit, Albertus J ^a   Roberts, Michael ^b,c   Anderson, Robert J ^d,e   Dufois, Francois ^d,j   Dudley, Sheldon F J ^f,k   Bornman, Thomas G ^g,h   Olbers, Jennifer ⁱ   Bolton, John J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b Oceans and Coasts   (South Africa)

^c RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^e Branch Fisheries   (South Africa)

^f Natal Sharks Board   (South Africa)

^g SOUTH AFRICAN ENVIRONMENTAL OBSERVATION NETWORK   (South Africa)

^h NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

ⁱ Ecological Advice   (South Africa)

^j CSIRO   (Australia)

^k Department of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries ^*  (South Africa)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEA WATER;

ARTICLE; BIOGEOGRAPHY; CLIMATE; COASTAL WATERS; DATA PROCESSING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; SOUTH AFRICA; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; WATER TEMPERATURE;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); GEOGRAPHY; SEAWATER; SOUTH AFRICA; SPACECRAFT; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84891723061     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0081944     Document Type: Article

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