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Re: tidal heights calculations...
From: Pierre Boucher
Date: 1999 Jul 08, 10:57 PM
From: Pierre Boucher
Date: 1999 Jul 08, 10:57 PM
>At 08:38 AM 7/8/99 +0200, Russel Sher wrote:
>* Yes, the tidal period is closer to 6h 15m, but that's only another
>percent or two of error in this prediction. Close enough when one realizes
>how old most of bottom surveys are on our charts!
The period (6h 15m) should be divided by 6 and the result (1h 03m), the
"tidal hour" used in computing the tide.
This should take care of that one or two percent error in the prediction)
Pierre Boucher
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