ID - 131760798 TI - Secrets of the tide : tide and tidal current analysis and applications, storm surges and sea level trends PY - 2004 SN - 9781782424352 1782424350 1904275176 9781904275176 PB - Chichester, U.K. Horwood Pub DB - UniCat KW - Tides. KW - Tidal currents. KW - Storm surges. KW - Tide-predictors. KW - Harmonic analysis. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:131760798 AB - This postgraduate level text and reference treatise introduces readers to tides, tidal currents, storm-surges and sea level trends in coastal regions. The book is based on tidal waters of Maryland, Virginia, Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic regions known to the author, and also provides international examples from the UK and different locations around the world, which allows readers to compare and contrast tidal regimes and to perform tidal analysis from data in their own environment. It is an important book for teachers, researchers, planners and engineers responsible for coastal defences as w ER -