NALT

Preferred term

tides

Topic

The periodic rising and falling of the Earth's oceans and atmosphere. It results from the gravitational forces of the moon and sun acting upon the rotating Earth. The disturbance actually propagates as a wave through the atmosphere and along the surface of the waters of the Earth.

Earth system science

atmospheric tides
Earth tides
neap tides
oceanic tides
tidal currents
tidal oscillations
tidal waves

Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

62153

Spanish

mareas

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/193119

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Created 11/8/12, last modified 2/22/18