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1) Lunar day is one complete orbit of the moon around the earth.

The long lunar day id 24


hours 50 minutes.
2) Because, the Earth rotates to its own axis and revolves to the sun. And the moon also
revolves to the Earth. These rotations and revolutions make times of the tidal events are
constantly changing.
3) Solar month is longer than lunar month. Lunar month is 29 days or more than 30 days.
4) Diurnal tide cycle experiences one high and one low tide every lunar day.
While, Semi diurnal experiences two high and two low tides of approximately equal size
every lunar day.
5) Neap tides is lower tide ranges occur when the sun and moon are approximately 90 apart,
it happens when the moon is in either its first or its last quarter. While, spring tide is
highest tide ranges occur when the sun , the earth and moon are in a particular line, it
happens when every new and full moon.
6) The interval between neap tide and spring tide is seven days.
7) Various charting datums:
Highest actual tide:

Mean high water spring:


The highest level that spring tides reach on the average over a period time.
Mean higher high water:
The average height of the higher high waters over a 19-year period. the higher high
water heights are included in the average where the type of tide is diurnal.
Mean high water:
The average height of the high waters over a 19-year period. All high water heights
are included in the average where the type of tide is either semidiurnal or mixed.
Mean high water (neaps):
The average height of the high waters occurring at the time of neap tide.
Mean sea level:
The average height of the surface of the sea for all stages of the tide over a 19-year period,
usually determined from hourly height readings.
It is also the average water level that would exist in the absence of tides.
Mean low water (neaps):
The average height of low waters occurring at the time of the neap tides.
Mean low water:
The average height of the low waters over a 19-year period. All low water heights
are included in the average where the type of tide is either semidiurnal or mixed.
Mean lower low water:

The average height of the lower low waters over a 19-year period.
Lower low water heights are included in the average where the type of tide is diurnal.
Mean low water spring:
The average height of low waters occurring at the time of the spring tides.
Lowest astronomical tide:
The lowest levels which can be predicted to occur under average metereological
conditions.
Lowest actual tide:

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