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tidal constituent

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tidal constituent [′tīd·əl kən′stich·ə·wənt]
(oceanography)


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Sea levels on the boundaries were also taken from ACOM output, with the addition of tidal constituents derived from tide gauge observations around the Cape Cuvier and Bonaparte Archipelago areas in combination with global tidal model estimates along the offshore boundaries (Eanes & Bettadpur 1995).
Tidal constituents (or frequencies) other than those present in the tidal forcing result from the nonlinear nature of friction that tidal currents experience at the seafloor, and from the advective nature of tidal currents.
 
 
 
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