Moon Energy and Tides: The Moon is the most significant contributor to tides on the Earth – the Sun causes them too, but the effect is a bit under half that of the Moon. Align the Sun and Moon, then you get strong “spring” tides, have them in opposite directions and you get weak “neap” tides. Anyone that has grown up by the sea is intimately familiar with tides. But perhaps no place is more famous for its tides than the Bay of Fundy. Enormous 40 foot tides occur on a regular basis and peaks have reached 55 feet. This happens because of the Bay’s unique geography. The amount of time it takes a water disturbance to travel all the way along the Bay is roughly the same as the time between tides. This creates what oceanographers call a “tidal resonance”. Being able to walk on the sea floor is pretty incredible.
Posted on: Sun, 26 Jan 2014 11:59:49 +0000
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