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NLHO, Digital bathymetric and ancilliary data of the NL Continental Shelf of the North Sea

Data set information

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General  
Data holding centreRoyal Netherlands Navy, Hydrographic Service
CountryNetherlands  Netherlands
Time period1990-present
OngoingYes
Geographical area

NL Continental Shelf of North Sea

Observations 
Parameters

Sea level; Air pressure; Cloud cover height and extent; Atmospheric humidity; Bathymetry and Elevation; Sediment acoustics; Side-scan sonar; Temperature of the water column; Geological sample magnetic, electrical and acoustic properties; Sound velocity and travel time in the water column; Atmospheric visibility and transparency; Air temperature; Wind strength and direction

Instruments

Sea level recorders; sidescan sonars; single-beam echosounders; multi-beam echosounders; magnetometers; acoustic backscatter sensors; meteorological packages

Description 
Summary

Routine hydrographic surveys cover the Dutch Continental Shelf of the North Sea. All bathymetry is reduced to chart datum. Data are maintained in digital databases.

OriginatorsRoyal Netherlands Navy, Hydrographic Service
Data web sitehttp://www.hydro.nl
Availability 
OrganisationRoyal Netherlands Navy, Hydrographic Service
AvailabilityLicence; distribution cost charge
ContactNot supplied (The Hydrographer of the Royal Netherlands Navy)
Address

Royal Netherlands Navy, Hydrographic Service
Frederik Barracks, Building 32, Van Alkemadelaan 786
The Hague

2597 BC
Netherlands

Telephone+31 70 3162800
Facsimile+31 70 3162843
Emailinfo@hydro.nl
Administration 
Collating centreNational Oceanographic Data Committee
Local identifier20008001
Global identifier3001
Last revised2009-03-16