Temperature data (mean, min, max temperatures etc.) and topographic complexity data (rugosity, fractal dimension) obtained from thermal imaging and 3D model analysis of six panel designs of the 'Living Seawalls in Plymouth' installation, Devon, UK (August - September 2023).

This dataset contains temperature data (mean, min, max temperatures etc.) and topographic complexity data (rugosity, fractal dimension) obtained from thermal imaging and 3D model analysis of six panel designs of the 'Living Seawalls in Plymouth' installation in Plymouth, Devon (UK). Data were obtained by Franz Bauer (University of Plymouth) in August/September 2023 through in-situ thermal imaging in the intertidal zone (2-4 m above chart datum). The data were collected to understand the topographic properties that drive scale-dependent thermal patterns on different panel designs of an intertidal eco-engineering installation. These data were generated as part of the PhD project titled "Retrospective optimisation of multifunctionality on coastal urban infrastructure", funded by the Natural Environment Research Council ARIES Doctoral Training Partnership (grant number NE/S007334/1), University of Plymouth and Arup. For further information, please see the associated research paper: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2025.107596.