Difference between revisions of "Tide"

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Definition of Tide:

The periodic rise and fall in the level of the water in oceans and seas; the result of gravitational attraction of the sun and moon.^[1].

This is the common definition for Tide, other definitions can be discussed in the article

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-{{Definition|title=Tide / Astronomical tide
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-|definition= The astronomical tide is generated by the rotation of the earth in combination with the varying gravitational impact on the water body of the sun, the moon and the planets. These phenomena cause predictable and regular oscillations in the water level, which is referred to as the tide. The astronomical tide at a specific location can be predicted and is published in Tidal Tables<ref name="Karsten">Mangor, Karsten. 2004. “Shoreline Management Guidelines”. DHI Water and Environment, 294pp.</ref>.
+Definition|title=Tide
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+|definition= The periodic rise and fall in the level of the water in oceans and seas; the result of gravitational attraction of the sun and moon.<ref name="CIRIA (1996)"> CIRIA (1996). ''Beach management manual''. CIRIA Report 153.</ref>.}}
 ==See also==
-Definitions related to tides are: [[tidal current]], [[tidal flat]] and [[tidal wave]]. For more definitions of coastal terms and a sketch, see [[Definitions of coastal terms]].
+Definitions related to tides are: [[tidal current]], [[tidal flat]], [[tidal wave]], [[astronomical tide]], [[highest astronomical tide]] (HAT), [[lowest astronomical tide]] (LAT), [[mean high water springs]] (MHWS), [[mean high water neaps]] (MHWN), [[mean high water]] (MHW), [[mean low water]] (MLW).
+For more definitions of coastal terms and a sketch, see [[Definitions of coastal terms]].
 An article related to tides is: [[waves]].