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Forum: Navigation 26-01-2016, 07:25
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Posted By Reefmagnet
Re: Tidal Cycle? Help me out here!

Sounds like hogwash to me. There are some variations caused by orbital eccentricity and such, but a glance at a phase calender shows phases occur roughly around the 7 to 8 day mark (well, for 2016 at...
Forum: Navigation 25-01-2016, 14:53
Replies: 58
Views: 6,820
Posted By Reefmagnet
Re: Tidal Cycle? Help me out here!

I did say "primary", but you are indeed correct. The Bay of Fundy extreme tides are mostly related to geography.

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Forum: Navigation 25-01-2016, 14:44
Replies: 58
Views: 6,820
Posted By Reefmagnet
Re: Tidal Cycle? Help me out here!

Agreed. The high tide points, more or less, directly at the moon therefore the technical answer is the synodic period.

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Forum: Navigation 25-01-2016, 14:10
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Posted By Reefmagnet
Re: Tidal Cycle? Help me out here!

I just assumed everyone knew the moon influenced tides. Sorry about that.

The moon is the primary driver of tides for those that aren't aware.

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Forum: Navigation 25-01-2016, 13:59
Replies: 58
Views: 6,820
Posted By Reefmagnet
Re: Tidal Cycle? Help me out here!

Think of it this way, Earth's rotation is 23:56 hours. The additional 4 minutes of our day comes from the approx 1 degree the Earth has progressed along it's orbit. After the month long orbit of the...
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