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reversing tidal current [1 record]

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Record 1 2015-02-04

English

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

A tidal current which flows alternately in approximately opposite directions, with slack water at each reversal.

OBS

Such currents occur principally in areas where motion is largely restricted to relatively narrow channels.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Océanographie
DEF

Courant de marée portant alternativement dans deux directions à peu près opposées, avec une étale de courant à chaque renverse.

OBS

De tels courants se produisent principalement dans les zones où les mouvements d'eau se concentrent dans des chenaux relativement étroits.

Spanish

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