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MAREE EQUINOXE [2 records]

Record 1 2011-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oceanography
DEF

[A] tide occurring when the sun is near equinox.

OBS

During this period, spring-tide ranges are greater than average.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Océanographie
DEF

Marée à fort cofficient au voisinage de l'équinoxe.

OBS

La zone qui n'est recouverte que par les marées d'équinoxe est le «scorre».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Oceanografía
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Record 2 1985-08-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Energy Transformation
  • Tidal Power Stations
  • Wave-Energy Power Plants
DEF

The tides which occur at the spring and autumn equinoxes and which are usually the highest and the lowest of the year.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transformation de l'énergie
  • Centrales marémotrices
  • Centrales houlomotrices

Spanish

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