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The periodic rise and fall of the water resulting from gravitational interactions between Sun, Moon, and Earth. The vertical component of the particulate motion of a tidal wave. Although the accompanying horizontal movement of the water is part of the same phenomenon, it is preferable to designate this motion as tidal current (Tide and Current Glossary, NOAA/NOS - CO-OPS (http://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/publications/glossary2.pdf) |