tide curve

[′tīd ‚kərv]

(oceanography)

Any graphic representation of the rise and fall of the tide; time is generally represented by the abscissas, and the height of the tide by the ordinates; for normal tides the curve so produced approximates a sine curve.

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harmonic prediction

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Perhaps the most curious feature of the tide curve is its asymmetry, showing a very rapid rise from low water to high water in about 5 hours.

D-Day: June 6, 1944

Although Fundy tide curves are sinusoidal, tide prediction calls for consideration of distinct diurnal inequalities.

Tides and their seminal impact on the geology, geography, history, and socio-economics of the Bay of Fundy, eastern Canada

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