Tidal Excursion

General Information

North Sea

Baltic Sea

Clyde Marine Region

Adriatic Sea

Eastern Mediterranean Sea

Tidal Excursion

Layer Info
Category	Governance
Sub-category	Environmental Conditions
Editable	No

Description

Tidal excursion refers to the average distance a water particle travels between low-water slack tide and high-water slack tide during a tidal cycle. It measures how far a body of water moves bakc and forth due to tidal currents.

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Sand Extraction Edition

Types

• 0 - 4 km
• 4 - 6 km
• 6 - 8 km
• 8 - 9 km
• 9 - 10 km
• 10 - 12 km
• 12 - 18 km

Metadata

Data Source

This layer was provided by partners from the ORELSE project.

Original Title

Tidal Excursion Map - Southern North Sea - April 2025

Description

This dataset represents the spatial distribution of tidal excursion (in kilometers) on the Southern North Sea.

Creation Date

04/2025

Methodology

The original file type was NetCDF.

1. Extracted lat, lon, critical_depth variables into csv through python script.
2. Csv to points, reprojected and cleaned data (empty points far outside study area)
3. Preformed TIN interpolation
4. Clipped raster to mask based on the extent of original points
5. Reclassified by table

Not applicable.

This layer is not available in the Baltic Sea Edition.

Not applicable.

This layer is not available in the Clyde Marine Region Edition.

Not applicable.

This layer is not available in the Adriatic Sea Edition.

Not applicable.

This layer is not present in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea.