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Coastal tide gauge data for selected Portuguese estuaries

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General  
Data holding centreNational Laboratory of Civil Engineering, Lisbon, Estuaries Division
CountryPortugal  Portugal
Time periodSeveral years (and/or limited periods) 1956 onwards
OngoingYes
Geographical area

Selected Portuguese estuaries

Observations 
Parameters

Sea level; Bathymetry and Elevation

Instruments

Sea level recorders; single-beam echosounders

Description 
Summary

Please note: the data are not organised in a data bank/base format. To carry out its activity, NET uses tide elevations available for the study site, or specifically commissioned for it. Sources of these data are: tide charts (edited by Portuguese Navy), tide tables (date/time, height above local datum). Some of these data have been digitised, forming computer data files containing sea level time series, generally at one hour intervals.

OriginatorsNational Laboratory of Civil Engineering, Lisbon, Estuaries Division
Availability 
OrganisationNational Laboratory of Civil Engineering, Lisbon, Estuaries Division
AvailabilityBy negotiation
ContactNucleo de Estuarios
Address

National Laboratory of Civil Engineering, Lisbon, Estuaries Division
Departamento de Hidráulica e Ambiente Av. do Brasil, 101
Lisboa
Lisboa
1700-066
Portugal

Telephone+351 218443454
Facsimile+351 218443016
Emailemoliveira@lnec.pt
Administration 
Collating centreHydrographic Institute
Local identifier15026002
Global identifier2249
Last revised2010-05-04