diurnal tide

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diurnal tide [dī′ərn·əl ′tīd]

(oceanography)

A tide in which there is only one high water and one low water each lunar day.

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No references found			For obvious reasons, try to time your forays with the 6-hour intervals in this diurnal tide cycle. Expedition in the Everglades: a mothership expands the range of kayak ... by McBride, Jerry / Florida Sportsman Also Rans Most of us have heard of the very high tides in the Bay of Fundy where the water level changes by about 50 feet during diurnal tides and would agree this is probably the best place in the world for tidal power. The "other" renewables: environmentalists often refer to wind, solar, ... by Hiserodt, Ed / The New American This produces major changes in the lunar diurnal (once a day) tides, and so is important at places such as Victoria, where diurnal tides dominate. Changing Sea Levels by Garrett, Chris / Geoscience Canada			ditty box ditungsten carbide Ditylenchus Diu Diuchery DiulTydag Diupkun Diur, Nikolai Diur, Nikolai Osipovich diuresis diuretic diuretic hormone Diuretics Diuretin diurnal diurnal aberration diurnal age diurnal arc Diurnal Circle diurnal inequality diurnal migration diurnal motion diurnal parallax diurnal range Diurnal Rhythm diurnal tide diurnal variation Diurtiuli DIV DIV tag diva divagation divalent divalent carbon divalent metal Divali Divan divariant system divaricate divaricator Dive dive bomber dive brake diver diver method Diver, Dick diverge Divergence Divergence in Linguistics divergence loss Divergence of Sea Water			diurnal age Diurnal arc Diurnal arc Diurnal circle Diurnal circle diurnal cycle diurnal cycle diurnal cycle diurnal enuresis diurnal inequality Diurnal libration Diurnal libration diurnal migration Diurnal Mood Variation Diurnal Mood Variation Diurnal motion Diurnal motion Diurnal motion of a heavenly body Diurnal motion of the earth diurnal parallax diurnal parallax diurnal periodicity diurnal periodicity diurnal periodicity diurnal range Diurnal revolution of a planet diurnal rhythm diurnal rhythm diurnal rhythm Diurnal Temperature Range diurnal tide Diurnal Variability Working Group diurnal variation diurnal variation diurnal variation Diurnalist diurnally diurnally diurnally diurnally Diurnalness Diurnation diuron diuron Diurpaneus Diurtiuli DIUS DIUST Diuturnal Diuturnity Diuturnity Div Div Div DIV ARTY Div Comd Div tag div. div. in par. aeq. DIV/DIV diva

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