NLHO, Digital bathymetric and ancilliary data of the Continental Shelf of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the Caribbean Sea
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | Royal Netherlands Navy, Hydrographic Service |
| Country | Netherlands  |
| Time period | 1990-present |
| Ongoing | Yes |
| Geographical area | Waters surrounding the Continental Shelf of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the Caribbean Sea |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Sea level; Air pressure; Cloud cover height and extent; Atmospheric humidity; Bathymetry and Elevation; Sediment grain size parameters; 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 | Sidescan sonars; single-beam echosounders; multi-beam echosounders; acoustic backscatter sensors; meteorological packages |
| Description | |
| Summary | Routine hydrographic surveys cover the Continental Shelf of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the Caribbean Sea. All bathymetry is reduced to chart datum. Data are maintained in digital databases. |
| Originators | Royal Netherlands Navy, Hydrographic Service |
| Data web site | http://www.hydro.nl |
| Availability | |
| Organisation | Royal Netherlands Navy, Hydrographic Service |
| Availability | Licence; distribution cost charge |
| Contact | Not supplied (The Hydrographer of the Royal Netherlands Navy) |
| Address | Royal Netherlands Navy, Hydrographic Service |
| Telephone | +31 70 3162800 |
| Facsimile | +31 70 3162843 |
| info@hydro.nl | |
| Administration | |
| Collating centre | National Oceanographic Data Committee |
| Local identifier | 20008003 |
| Global identifier | 3003 |
| Last revised | 2009-03-16 |
