Tides and the ocean
Subtitle: water's movement around the world, from waves to whirlpools
By: William Thomson
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9780316414500
Copyright date: 2017
Subjects: Tidal currents; Oceanography; Sailing; Voyages around the world; Travel; Tides
Work titles: World of tides
Description: "Tide is the vertical motion of water, something so subtle it is impossible to see with the naked eye. Inspired by his travels around the world's coastline in a camper van with his young family, William Thomson captures the cycles of the sea's movement, and intersperses his adventures surfing the waves and charting the tides. Throughout Tides and the Ocean are his graphic renderings of unusual tidal maps, as well as other forms of water movement, including rip, rapids, swell, stream, tide, wave, whirlpool, and tsunami. Tides and the Ocean explains how the tides surge when the moon and sun align with the earth; how ocean streams alternate direction every six hours (which is invaluable information for kayakers, paddle boarders, and fishermen); why skyscraper-sized tsunamis occur frequently in an Alaskan Bay; and the most deadly beach orientation for rip currents. Also emphasized throughout is the importance of keeping the world's oceans healthy and full of life."--Amazon.com

Examines tides and related ocean phenomena around the world, including currents, rapids, whirlpools, tsunamis, bores, waves, and rips, and discusses the role of the moon, surfing, and the importance of keeping the oceans healthy.
Notes: Includes index.

"Originally published under the title The world of tides in 2017 by Quercus Editions Ltd. in Great Britain."--Title page verso.
Table of contents: title: Tides; title: Stream; title: Current; title: Rapids; title: Whirlpool; title: Tsunami; title: Bore; title: Wave; title: Rip; title: Healthy oceans.