Lecture 4

Tides
Tides
Three Players – Earth, Moon, Sun
-moon is the most important element
GRAVITATION

R
M M

M
Gravitational force = G
 1/R2
 Gravitational bulge

Centrifugal bulge Gravitational bulge

 Gravitational force

B A
C • • •

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Earth Moon
 A little more reality
Path of moon’s centre

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Common centre
of gravity
Path of earth’s centre

Both the earth and the moon revolve around

their common centre of gravity
 A little more reality

Common centre
of gravity 4

Path of earth’s centre

A little more reality
A little more reality
Daily advance of peak tide
Daily advance of peak tide
Daily change of tide heights
Daily change of tide heights
Different tide cycles
Different tide cycles
Different tide cycles
Diurnal Tide
Different tide cycles

Semidiurnal Tide
Different tide cycles

Mixed Semidiurnal Tide

Different tide cycles
Coriolus forces
Coriolus forces
Coriolus forces and gyres
Coriolus forces and gyres
Amphidromic points
Amphidromic points - Animation
Amphidromic Points - Gulf of St. Lawrence
 Tide Levels and Chart Datum
MHWS - Mean High Water on the Spring tide MHWS - Mean Low Water on the Spring tide

MHWS - Mean High Water on the Neap tide MHWS - Mean Low Water on the Neap tide

MTL - Mean Tide Level

MHWS
MHWN

MTL Neap Spring

Range Range
MLWN

MLWS

Chart Datum
Tidal Bore
Bay of Fundy Tides
Bay of Fundy Tides
Bay of Fundy Tides
Determination of Tide Level

Primary port

Secondary ports

Finding the tide

Tides and Weather
Tides and Weather
Tides and Weather
Tides and Weather
Tides and Weather

Parlee Beach
Tides and Weather
Saxby Gale - 1869
Hurricane Sandy
Hurricane Sandy
Hurricane Sandy
Hurricane Sandy
 Next time

Waves and Currents