Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Introductory Concepts
- 2 Tidal Forcing
- 3 Celestial Motions
- 4 Tidal Constituents and the Harmonic Method
- 5 Tidal Wave Propagation
- 6 Tides in Coastal Seas and Basins
- 7 Internal Tides
- Appendix A Mathematical Formulae
- Appendix B Depth-Averaged Shallow-Water Equations
- References
- Index
1 - Introductory Concepts
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 08 June 2019
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Introductory Concepts
- 2 Tidal Forcing
- 3 Celestial Motions
- 4 Tidal Constituents and the Harmonic Method
- 5 Tidal Wave Propagation
- 6 Tides in Coastal Seas and Basins
- 7 Internal Tides
- Appendix A Mathematical Formulae
- Appendix B Depth-Averaged Shallow-Water Equations
- References
- Index
Summary
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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- An Introduction to Tides , pp. 1 - 26Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019