Namibia

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Namibia

• The Norwegian Hydrographic Service (NHS) assisted
  Directorate of Maritime Affairs (DMA) in
  installing two tide gauges in Namibia.
• Funded by NORAD (The Norwegian Agency for
  Development Cooperation)

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Namibian Tide Gauges

• Installation in October - November 2003
• Tor Tørresen (Norwegian Hydrographic Service)
• tor.torresen_at_statkart.no
• Located in Walvis Bay and Lüderitz
• Namport is responsible for operating the tide
  gauges
• www.namport.com
• Bubbler pressure gauge
• Waterlog Model H-355 and Model H-350XL
• www.waterlog.com
• Sutron Xpert Datalogger
• Data stored at Namport

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Namibian Tide Gauges - Walvis Bay