The purpose of the map is to show the spatial variation of sedimentation rates in seabed sediments of the North Sea and Skagerrak. Sedimentation rates measure how quickly sediment accumulates at the seabed. The measurement unit is centimetres per year. Noteworthy sedimentation in the North Sea and Skagerrak is limited to deep areas, where the impact of bottom currents and waves is weak. Uncertainty highlights how uncertain the estimates of the spatial model are. Uncertainty is measured in the same unit as the estimated parameter.

This data set may be used as a basis for decision making about high-level seabed use and environmental planning, habitat mapping, vulnerability analysis, impact analysis in connection with installations on the seabed etc.

Detaljnivået på de ulike data tilsier bruk innenfor kartmålestokken: 1:200 000 til 1:5 000 000

Datasettet omfatter predikerte sedimentasjonsrater og tilsvarende usikkerhet. Rasterdata, 500m-oppløsning.

regional inndeling

ISO19115

2003