The oceans provide 99% of the living space on the planet containing 50-80% of all life. Strong winds at these times can elevate the sea level above the expected height. However in abnormal weather conditions (severe storms or cyclones) the low air pressures and
The highest of the spring tides occurring during the summer months of December, January and February in Australia and also in the winter months of June, July and August.ĭuring normal weather conditions, the height of the king tides will be similar from year to year. The combined effect of the moon's phase and the varying gravitational forces of the sun and moon result in The king tides occur when the earth, moon and sun are aligned at perigee and perihelion. Gravitational force of the moon at the earths surface is greatest when the moon is closest to the earth called perigee and least when the moon is furthest from the earth called The moon orbits the earth in an elliptical fashion taking around 29 days to complete. The moon has a larger influence on tide levels than the sun. When the earth is closest to the sun called perihelion (and in summer in Australia) and least when the sun is furthest from earth called aphelion (in Australias winter). The sun has an influence on the tides. The sun's gravitational force is greatest The earth moves around the sun in an ellieptical orbit that takes a little over 365 days to complete. Tides occur because of the combined influence of a number of astronomical factors related to the Sun and the Moon, and their alignments relative to the Earth. These are often referred to as king tides. In any one year there will be two spring tides that are the highest, one during summer the other during winter. These are called spring tides and they occur about every 14 days.
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In a lunar month the highest tides occur at the time of the new moon and full moon, when the gravitational forces of the sun and moon are in line. When the sun and moon are at right angles to each other, the solar tide partially cancels out the lunar tide and produces moderate tidesĭuring each lunar month, two sets of spring and two sets of neap tides occur. When the sun, moon, and Earth are aligned (at the time of the new or full moon), the solar tide has an additive effect to the lunar tide, creating extra-high high tides, and very low, low This means that high tides are a little higher and low tides are a little lower than average. Gravitational pull of the moon on Earth, causing the oceans to bulge a bit more than usual. In both cases, the gravitational pull of the sun is "added" to the The moon appears full when the Earth is between the moon and the sun. It is directly between the Earth and the sun. Together, the gravitational pull of the moon and the sun influence the Earth’s tides.ĭuring full or new moons-which occur when the Earth, sun, and moon are nearly in alignment-average tidal ranges are slightly larger. Tidal range varies from place to place, in Australia the largest tidal range occurs on the North West Coast where the Highest Astronomical tide (HAT) exceeds 10 metres. LAT and HAT are not the extreme levels which can be reached, as storm surges may cause considerably higher and lower levels to occur. The HAT and LAT levels will not be reached every year. In Australia HAT is calculated as the highest level from tide predictions over the tidal datum epoch (TDE), this is currently set to 1992 to 2011. The highest high tide is referred to as the Highest Astronomical Tide (HAT), and is defined as the highest level which can be predicted to occur under average meteorological conditions and any The tidal range for any particular site is determined as the difference between the highest high tide and the Lowest Astronomical Tide (LAT) datum. The range of the tide is the difference between the height of high water and the next succeeding or last preceding low water.
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