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1 - Introductory Concepts

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 June 2019

Theo Gerkema
Theo Gerkema
Affiliation:
Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research
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Basics concepts of the tides are discussed: the tidal movement of sea level, tidal currents, the tide as a wave phenomenon. A qualitative explanation of tidal generation is given. The connection between tidal dissipation and changes in the length of day and lunar recession is explained. An example of a tide-gauge record serves to illustrate the main semidiurnal signal, the spring-neap cycle, and the diurnal inequality. The chapter is concluded with a discussion on the scope of the book and an overview of the contents of the chapters, followed by a further reading section.

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High and low tideswave propagationtidal currentstidal generationtidal dissipationtide-gauge record
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An Introduction to Tides , pp. 1 - 26
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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  • Introductory Concepts
  • Theo Gerkema, Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research
  • Book: An Introduction to Tides
  • Online publication: 08 June 2019
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316998793.002
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  • Introductory Concepts
  • Theo Gerkema, Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research
  • Book: An Introduction to Tides
  • Online publication: 08 June 2019
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316998793.002
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  • Introductory Concepts
  • Theo Gerkema, Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research
  • Book: An Introduction to Tides
  • Online publication: 08 June 2019
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316998793.002
Available formats
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