Assertion: diurnal tide | /r/HasProperty | absent
Facets:
value: virtually
type: MANNER
value: at neap tides
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: At neap tides the semi-diurnal tide is virtually absent, resulting in an extended period of slack water occurring twice a month.
text: At neap tides the semi-diurnal tide is virtually absent, resulting in the phenomenon known as a "dodge tide"—a day-long period of slack water—occurring twice a month; this effect is accentuated near the equinoxes when the diurnal component also vanishes, resulting in a period of 2–3 days of slack water.