Difference between revisions of "Tidal flat"
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| − | |definition= Shallow, often muddy, part of foreshore, which are covered and uncovered by the rise and fall of the tide. As a rule of thumb, a tidal flat normally develops when the relative tidal range RTR, defined as the ratio between the mean spring tidal range and the annual average HS, is higher than 15<ref name="Karsten">Mangor, Karsten. 2004. “Shoreline Management Guidelines”. DHI Water and Environment, 294pp.</ref>. | + | |definition= Shallow, often muddy, part of [[foreshore]], which are covered and uncovered by the rise and fall of the tide. As a rule of thumb, a tidal flat normally develops when the relative tidal range RTR, defined as the ratio between the mean spring tidal range and the annual average HS, is higher than 15<ref name="Karsten">Mangor, Karsten. 2004. “Shoreline Management Guidelines”. DHI Water and Environment, 294pp.</ref>. |
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | Related definitions are: [[tide]], [[tidal wave]] and [[tidal current]]. For definitions of coastal terms, see also [[definitions of coastal terms]]. | ||
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Revision as of 14:34, 14 December 2007
Definition of Tidal flat:
Shallow, often muddy, part of foreshore, which are covered and uncovered by the rise and fall of the tide. As a rule of thumb, a tidal flat normally develops when the relative tidal range RTR, defined as the ratio between the mean spring tidal range and the annual average HS, is higher than 15[1].
This is the common definition for Tidal flat, other definitions can be discussed in the article
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See also
Related definitions are: tide, tidal wave and tidal current. For definitions of coastal terms, see also definitions of coastal terms.
References
- ↑ Mangor, Karsten. 2004. “Shoreline Management Guidelines”. DHI Water and Environment, 294pp.
