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tidal-current tables

tidal-current tables

[′tīd·əl ¦kə·rənt ‚tā·bəlz]
(oceanography)
Tables issued annually which give daily predictions of the times of slack water and the times and velocities of the strength of flood and ebb currents for a number of reference stations, together with differences and constants for obtaining predictions at subordinate stations.
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