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Maximum tidal current speeds for mean spring tides (English Channel/Atlantic)

The “Maximum tidal current speeds for mean spring tides” product provides information on the maximum speeds reached by tidal currents on mainland French coasts (English Channel and the Atlantic). These data can be used to identify areas subject to the strongest surface tidal currents and to characterize the maximum current intensity reached during a tidal cycle under mean spring tide conditions. The data are provided in shapefile format, with polygons associated with maximum current speed values, without any temporal or directional information. The values are expressed in knots.

 
Citation proposal
. Maximum tidal current speeds for mean spring tides (English Channel/Atlantic). https://services.data.shom.fr:/geonetwork/srv/api/records/MAREE_COURANTS2D_VMAX.xml

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Date ( Creation )
2014-05-14
Date ( Revision )
2026-08-26
Identifier

http://www.shom.fr/MAREE_COURANTS/COURANTS2D_VMAX

Presentation form
Digital map
Credit

©Shom

  Owner

Shom  

13 rue du Chatellier

BREST

29200

France


Maintenance and update frequency
Not planned
Keywords ( Theme )
  • Maximum tidal current speeds

  • Tidal currents

  • Mean spring tides

  • open data

  • Product

Use limitation

Data free of use by acknowledging its source. Open licence Etalab v. 2.0 avril 2017.

Use limitation

Do not use for navigation.

Use limitation

Data free of use by acknowledging its source. Open licence Etalab v. 2.0 avril 2017.

Use limitation

Do not use for navigation.

Access constraints
License
Use constraints
Other restrictions
Other constraints
Licence Ouverte version 2.0 Open Licence version 2.0
Access constraints
Other restrictions
Other constraints
Pas de restriction d'accès public. No public access restrictions.
Classification
Unclassified
Spatial representation type
Vector
Metadata language
fre French
Character set
utf8 UTF8
Topic category
  • Oceans
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E
W


Distribution format
  • SHP

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    inapplicable

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  Distributor

Shom  

OnLine resource
Shom Geoportal  

Shom Geoportal

OnLine resource
Download service - Maximum tidal current speeds for mean spring tides (English Channel/Atlantic)  

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OnLine resource
COURANTS2D_WMSV_VMAX  

Access point / WMS Maximum tidal current speeds for mean spring tides (English Channel/Atlantic)

OnLine resource
COURANTS2D_WMSR_VMAX_3857  

Access point / WMS Maximum tidal current speeds for mean spring tides (English Channel/Atlantic)

OnLine resource
COURANTS2D_WFS_VMAX:vmax2d_surf  

Access point / WFS Maximum tidal current speeds for mean spring tides (English Channel/Atlantic) - vmax2d_surf

Hierarchy level
Series

Conformance result

Date ( Publication )
2010-11-23
Explanation

Information sur la conformité au règlement d'interopérabilité des séries et des services de données géographiques.

Pass
true
Statement

Source: The product was developed by compiling information on the maximum surface tidal current speeds reached during a tidal cycle. These data are derived from the results of several simulations of the propagation of the barotropic tidal wave within different maritime domains covering the entire coastline of mainland France, including the English Channel and the Atlantic coast. This dataset does not represent an absolute or extreme maximum current speed. Rather, it corresponds to the maximum speed obtained under mean spring tide conditions (tidal coefficient 95).

Metadata

File identifier
MAREE_COURANTS2D_VMAX.xml   XML
Metadata language
fre French
Character set
utf8 UTF8
Hierarchy level
Series
Hierarchy level name

Collection de données

Date stamp
2026-08-26T16:30:45
Metadata standard name

ISO 19115:2003/19139

Metadata standard version

1.0

  Point of contact

Shom  

13 rue du Chatellier

BREST

29200

France


 
 

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