Tide Tables for the Pacific Coast of America, Together with Stations in Asia, Australia, and Islands of the Pacific Ocean |
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Page 5 - Pacific coast of the United States. Together they contained daily predictions for 19 stations and tidal differences for 124 stations. A few years later predictions for the low waters were also included, and for the year 1896 the tables were...
Page 229 - ... tides is the duration of rise or fall, and the difference between their heights is the range of tide for the above table. Find the difference between the nearest high or low water and the time for which the height is required. Enter the table with the duration of rise or fall, printed In heavy-faced type, which most nearly agrees with the actual value, and on that horizontal line find the time from the nearest high or low water which agrees most nearly with the corresponding actual difference....
Page 263 - ... made and contain the predicted times and heights of the tide for each day in the year at the principal ports of the world. A table of tidal differences is given by means of which the tides at about 3,900 intermediate ports may be obtained. These tables are published in two volumes under the titles : Tide Tables, Atlantic Ocean, and Tide Tables, Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean.
Page 229 - Obtain from the predictions the high water and low water, one of which Is before and the other after the time for which the height is required. The difference between the times of occurrence of these tides is the duration of rise or fall, and the difference between their heights is the range of tide for the above table. Find the difference between the nearest high or low water and the time for which the height is required. Enter the table with the duration of rise or fall, printed in heavy-faced...
Page 181 - The great diurnal range or diurnal range is the difference in height between mean higher high water and mean lower low water.
Page 188 - Latitude Longitude Time of tide Height of high water Ratio of ranges High water interval Mean range of tide...
Page 173 - ... to obtain an am tide it may be necessary to use the preceding day's pm tide at the reference station or to obtain a pm tide it may be necessary to use the following day's am tide. For example, if a high water occurs at a reference station at...
Page 173 - The index at the end of the volume will assist in locating any station. The data given in this table and their use are explained below. Time difference. — To determine the time of high water or low water at any station listed in this table there is given in the column headed "Differences, Time...