Tides by David George Bowers -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover page Halftitle page Series page Title page Copyright page Dedication page Contents Preface Acknowledgements List of illustrations 1. Watching the tide

The tide at the coast The importance of the tide Tidal rhythms Cycles, cycles everywhere Daily and longer rhythms Life between tides Meteorological effects

2. Making tides

The tide-generating force The equilibrium tide The response of the oceans to the tide-generating force The effect of Earth rotation The age of the tide

3. Measurement and prediction

Measuring tides Measuring tidal currents Analysing tidal data

4. The tide in shelf seas

Progressive waves Standing waves Resonance An example of a resonant shelf sea Effect of Earth rotation Tides in shallow water

5. Tidal bores

The Aegir on the River Trent at Wildsworth, Lincolnshire on the evening of 21st March 2019 The formation of a tidal bore Where and when to see a bore Types of tidal bore Whelps The rumble Death of a tidal bore Hall of fame Tidal bores and people Impact on estuarine processes and ecosystems Bores in other settings Tidal races

6. Tides and the Earth

The slowing planet Tidal friction in shelf seas Internal tides The Earth’s heat engine

7. Tidal mixing

Turbulence and mixing Heat storage in the sea Tides and the weather Tidal mixing fronts Muddying the waters Isolated turbidity maxima Tidal mixing in estuaries Harnessing the tide

8. New frontiers

Tides and deep-sea ecosystems Tidal interactions with sunlight Tides in the early ocean Tides in the solar system