BEYOND THE MOON<br> A Conversational, Common Sense Guide to Understanding the Tides

BEYOND THE MOON
A Conversational, Common Sense Guide to Understanding the Tides

CONTENTS


FRONT MATTER	i
The Tides in History.: The Challenge of Understanding the Tides on Earth James Greig McCully	1
One Moon-Two Tides James Greig McCully	15
The Lunar Orbit James Greig McCully	31
The Solar Influences and Solar-Lunar Interaction James Greig McCully	45
Celestial Harmonics James Greig McCully	59
The Coriolis Force and Oceanic Amphidromes.: Coastal Kelvin Waves. Tidal Currents. Sea Level James Greig McCully	71
The Seiche Effect and Basins of Oscillation.: Tidal Intermixing James Greig McCully	97
Coastal Geography and Near Shore Topography, Resonant Co-Oscillation, Sustained Forcing James Greig McCully	113
Shallow Estuaries and Tidal Bores James Greig McCully	145
Computation of the Tide-Tables and Chaos Theory James Greig McCully	157
The Weather and the Tides.: Atmospheric Tides James Greig McCully	185
The Tides and Saltwater Fishing James Greig McCully	197
The Constituents of the Tides on Earth.: Synopsis of Tidal Influences James Greig McCully	215
Epilogue James Greig McCully	243
BACK MATTER	259
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