Tidal analysis and prediction.
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2007Author
Parker, Bruce B.
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378pp.
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The purpose of this book is to provide the reader with the knowledge required to carry out the
most accurate tidal analysis and tidal prediction possible using any set of water level or current data
that he or she may have available. The book is also intended to provide the reader with tools to
interpret the analysis results with respect to the hydrodynamics (the physics of the water movement)
of the bay or ocean from which the data were obtained, so that these results can best be used for
particular oceanographic applications. Tidal analysis and prediction involves more than simply
running a harmonic analysis program to obtain tidal harmonic constants and then putting them in
a tidal prediction program. It requires understanding both the astronomical and the hydrodynamic
aspects of the tide. Lack of such an understanding can lead to problems when performing a tidal
analysis. A few examples of such problems are very briefly mentioned below (they are explained
in more detail l.....
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NOAA, NOS Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and ServicesSilver Spring, MD
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NOAA Special Publication NOS CO-OPS;3Document Language
enEssential Ocean Variables (EOV)
Sea surface heightBest Practice Type
Best PracticeGuide
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Parker, B.B. (2007) Tidal analysis and prediction. Silver Spring, MD, NOAA NOS Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services, 378pp (NOAA Special Publication NOS CO-OPS 3). DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.25607/OBP-191Collections
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