lunar tide


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lunar tide

[′lü·nər ′tīd]
(oceanography)
The portion of a tide produced by forces of the moon.
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But not until LRO and GRAIL did satellites provide enough resolution to see the lunar tide from orbit.
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These periodicities correlate well with solar and lunar tide stressors, respectively.
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