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Usual tide monitoring in the Beneden-Zeeschelde [Gewone tijwaarnemingen in de Beneden-Zeeschelde]

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Description
The continuous and accurate monitoring of the tide in the Lower Sea Scheldt (by extension: the entire Sea Scheldt basin), so to identify the tide in strength (amplitude), height (to high and low tide), duration (flood and ebb) and delay (time). Also: the ability to create tide forecasts; determining the MLLWS-basis; drawing lines of frequency of occurrence of mainly high-and low-water levels at Antwerp and Prosperpolder; etc. Global: the ability to set and implement a policy and management regarding the tidal basin.

Scope
Themes:
Physical > Water level (& bottom pressure, IES)
Keywords:
Marine/Coastal, Brackish water, Tides, ANE, Scheldt Estuary, Belgium, Lower Sea Scheldt

Geographical coverage
ANE, Scheldt Estuary [Marine Regions]
Belgium, Lower Sea Scheldt [Marine Regions]

Temporal coverage
From 1885 on [In Progress]

Parameter
Water level

Contributors
Vlaamse overheid; Beleidsdomein Mobiliteit en Openbare Werken; Vlaams Ministerie van Mobiliteit en Openbare Werken; Departement Mobiliteit en Openbare Werken; Afdeling Maritieme Toegang, moredata creator
Administratie Waterwegen en Zeewezen (AWZ), moresponsor

Publication
Based on this dataset
Claessens, J.; Meyvis, L. (1994). Overzicht van de tijwaarnemingen in het Zeescheldebekken gedurende het decennium 1981-1990. Antwerpse Zeehavendienst: Antwerpen. 108 pp., more
Claessens, J.; Belmans, H. (1984). Overzicht van de tijwaarnemingen in het Zeescheldebekken gedurende het decennium 1971-1980. Tijds. Openb. Werken Belg. = Ann. Trav. Publics Belg. CXXXVII(3): [1-96], more
Coen, I.; Theuns, J. (1972). Overzicht van de tijwaarnemingen in het Zeescheldebekken gedurende het tijdperk 1961-1970. Tijds. Openb. Werken Belg. = Ann. Trav. Publics Belg. CXXIV(3): 139-222, more
Codde, R.; De Keyser, L.N. (1963). Overzicht van de tijwaarnemingen in het Zeescheldebekken gedurende het tijdperk 1951-1960. Tijds. Openb. Werken Belg. = Ann. Trav. Publics Belg. CXVI(4): [1-68], more
Codde, R.; De Keyser, L.N. (1954). Overzicht van de tijwaarnemingen in het Zeescheldebekken gedurende het tijdperk 1941-1950. Tijds. Openb. Werken Belg. = Ann. Trav. Publics Belg. CVII(4): 583-658, more

Dataset status: In Progress
Data type: Data
Data origin: Monitoring: field survey
Metadatarecord created: 2008-10-01
Information last updated: 2008-10-01
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