Atlantic Ocean tidal system
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The Atlantic Ocean tidal system is the vast, interconnected network of tides and tidal currents driven by the gravitational pull of the Moon and Sun across the Atlantic basin and its adjoining coastal waterways.
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geophysical system
ⓘ
oceanographic phenomenon ⓘ tidal system ⓘ |
| affects |
coastal ecosystems of the Atlantic
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coastal navigation in the Atlantic ⓘ sediment transport on Atlantic coasts ⓘ tidal energy resources in the Atlantic ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
amphidromic points
ⓘ
rotary tidal waves ⓘ standing tidal waves in semi-enclosed seas ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Amazon estuary tidal system
ⓘ
Arctic Ocean tidal system ⓘ Baltic Sea tidal system ⓘ Bay of Fundy tidal system NERFINISHED ⓘ Biscay Bay tidal system ⓘ Brazilian coastal tidal systems ⓘ Caribbean Sea tidal system ⓘ English Channel tidal system ⓘ Gulf of Mexico tidal system ⓘ Hudson Bay tidal system ⓘ Mediterranean Sea tidal system NERFINISHED ⓘ North Sea tidal system ⓘ Southern Ocean tidal system NERFINISHED ⓘ West African coastal tidal systems NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drivenBy |
gravitational pull of the Moon
ⓘ
gravitational pull of the Sun ⓘ |
| exhibits |
diurnal tides
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mixed tides ⓘ semidiurnal tides ⓘ |
| hasAmphidromicSystem |
North Atlantic amphidromic system
ⓘ
South Atlantic amphidromic system ⓘ |
| hasExtreme | Bay of Fundy macrotidal range ⓘ |
| hasPart |
North Atlantic tidal system
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South Atlantic tidal system NERFINISHED ⓘ coastal tidal currents ⓘ continental shelf tides ⓘ estuarine tides ⓘ open-ocean tides ⓘ |
| hasTemporalPattern |
18.6-year lunar nodal modulation
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approximately 12.42-hour semidiurnal cycle ⓘ approximately 24-hour diurnal cycle ⓘ spring-neap tidal cycle ⓘ |
| hasTidalConstituent |
K1 lunisolar diurnal constituent
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K2 lunisolar semidiurnal constituent ⓘ M2 principal lunar semidiurnal constituent ⓘ N2 larger lunar elliptic semidiurnal constituent ⓘ O1 principal lunar diurnal constituent ⓘ P1 principal solar diurnal constituent ⓘ S2 principal solar semidiurnal constituent ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Coriolis effect
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Earth rotation ⓘ basin geometry ⓘ coastline shape ⓘ meteorological conditions ⓘ ocean depth variations ⓘ resonance of ocean basins ⓘ seafloor topography ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| modeledBy | global tidal models ⓘ |
| studiedBy | physical oceanography ⓘ |
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