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• Tidal power — Tidal power, sometimes called tidal energy, is a form of hydropower that converts the energy of tides into electricity or other useful forms of power.Although not yet widely used, tidal power has potential for future electricity generation. Tides …   Wikipedia

• Tidal acceleration — is an effect of the tidal forces between an orbiting natural satellite ( i.e. a moon), and the planet (called the primary) that it orbits. It causes a gradual recession of a satellite in a prograde orbit away from the primary, and a corresponding …   Wikipedia

• Changes in global mangrove distributions — Global mangrove distributions have fluctuated throughout human and geological history. The area covered by mangroves is influenced by a complex interaction between land position, rainfall hydrology, sea level, sedimentation, subsidence, storms… …   Wikipedia

• Tidal force — The tidal force is a secondary effect of the force of gravity and is responsible for the tides. It arises because the gravitational acceleration experienced by a large body is not constant across its diameter. One side of the body has greater… …   Wikipedia

• Tidal locking — A separate article treats the phenomenon of tidal resonance in oceanography. : See the article tidal acceleration for a more quantitative description of the Earth Moon system. Tidal locking occurs when the gravitational gradient makes one side of …   Wikipedia

• Tidal range — The tidal range is the vertical difference between the highest high tide and the lowest low tide. In other words, it is the difference in height between high and low tides. The most extreme tidal range will occur around the time of the full or… …   Wikipedia

• tidal power — /taɪdl ˈpaʊə/ (say tuydl powuh) noun the energy which can be harvested from the tides in the ocean through the use of large underwater turbines placed in areas of high tidal movement. Also, tidal energy. Power in the form of electricity can be… …  

• Tidal Heating —    This is the heating of a satellite s interior caused by gravity induced friction.    As the satellite rotates around a planet, and possibly passes other satellites, the gravity pulls from different angles and changes the planets shape into a… …   The writer's dictionary of science fiction, fantasy, horror and mythology

• Tide — This article is about tides in the Earth s oceans. For other uses, see Tide (disambiguation). Tidal redirects here. For other uses, see Tidal (disambiguation). High Tide redirects here. For other uses, see High Tide (disambiguation) …   Wikipedia

• Caspian Sea — a salt lake between SE Europe and Asia: the largest inland body of water in the world. ab. 169,000 sq. mi. (438,000 sq. km); 85 ft. (26 m) below sea level. * * * Inland salt lake between Europe and Asia, bordering Azerbaijan, Russia, Kazakhstan,… …   Universalium

• Anchialine pool — Anchialine Ponds in Waikaloa Beach, Hawaii An anchialine pool or pond is a landlocked body with a subterranean connection to the ocean. Anchialine pools are a feature of coastal aquifers which are density stratified, with the water near the… …   Wikipedia