Tide | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 06/03/2019

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00:01:44 1 Characteristics
00:03:00 1.1 Definitions
00:04:09 2 Tidal constituents
00:05:02 2.1 Principal lunar semi-diurnal constituent
00:07:19 2.2 Range variation: springs and neaps
00:08:38 2.3 Lunar altitude
00:09:14 2.4 Other constituents
00:09:41 2.5 Phase and amplitude
00:12:07 3 Physics
00:12:16 3.1 History of tidal physics
00:17:44 3.2 Forces
00:20:27 3.3 Laplace's tidal equations
00:21:36 3.4 Amplitude and cycle time
00:23:22 3.5 Dissipation
00:24:26 3.6 Bathymetry
00:25:41 4 Observation and prediction
00:25:51 4.1 History
00:28:52 4.2 Timing
00:31:07 4.3 Analysis
00:41:21 4.4 Example calculation
00:42:28 4.5 Current
00:46:23 4.6 Power generation
00:47:42 5 Navigation
00:50:29 6 Biological aspects
00:50:39 6.1 Intertidal ecology
00:52:04 6.2 Biological rhythms
00:52:41 7 Other tides
00:53:33 7.1 Lake tides
00:54:09 7.2 Atmospheric tides
00:54:39 7.3 Earth tides
00:55:34 7.4 Galactic tides
00:55:57 8 Misnomers



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SUMMARY
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Tides are the rise and fall of sea levels caused by the combined effects of the gravitational forces exerted by the Moon and the Sun, and the rotation of the Earth.
Tide tables can be used to find the predicted times and amplitude (or "tidal range") of tides at any given locale. The predictions are influenced by many factors including the alignment of the Sun and Moon, the phase and amplitude of the tide (pattern of tides in the deep ocean), the amphidromic systems of the oceans, and the shape of the coastline and near-shore bathymetry (see Timing).  They are however only predictions, the actual time and height of the tide is affected by wind and atmospheric pressure.  Some shorelines experience a semi-diurnal tide—two nearly equal high and low tides each day. Other locations experience a diurnal tide—only one high and low tide each day. A "mixed tide"—two uneven tides a day, or one high and one low—is also possible.Tides vary on timescales ranging from hours to years due to a number of factors, which determine the lunitidal interval. To make accurate records, tide gauges at fixed stations measure water level over time. Gauges ignore variations caused by waves with periods shorter than minutes. These data are compared to the reference (or datum) level usually called mean sea level.While tides are usually the largest source of short-term sea-level fluctuations, sea levels are also subject to forces such as wind and barometric pressure changes, resulting in storm surges, especially in shallow seas and near coasts.
Tidal phenomena are not limited to the oceans, but can occur in other systems whenever a gravitational field that varies in time and space is present. For example, the shape of the solid part of the Earth is affected slightly by Earth tide, though this is not as easily seen as the water tidal movements.