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Record 1 2015-02-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Oceanography
DEF

Any graphic representation of the rise and fall of the tide.

OBS

Time is generally represented by the abscissa and the height of the tide by ordinates. For normal tides the curve so produced approximates a sine curve.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Océanographie
DEF

Graphique représentant les variations du niveau de la mer en fonction du temps en un lieu donné.

OBS

Pour une marée normale, la courbe ainsi tracée a approximativement la forme d'une sinusoïde.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
  • Oceanografía
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