The Earth's crust shifts ( in / out, east / west, north / south ) in response to lunar and solar gravitation, ocean tides, and atmospheric loading.
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However, in 1910 a dam was constructed at Craigie's Bridge, closing the Charles River estuary to the ocean tides and forming a body of freshwater above the dam.
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Vacationers with a puritanical streak are drawn to Maine, where stark blue skies and towering evergreens meet jagged gray rocks and the endless high-low seething of ocean tides.
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A gravity wave results when fluid is displaced from a position of Wind-generated waves on the water surface are examples of gravity waves, as are tsunamis and ocean tides.
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Mangrove swamps are located in flat coastal areas where the ocean tides wash salt water high into the mouths of rivers which are bringing nutrient-rich soil down to the coast.
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Albert Caquot, the visionary engineer, was instrumental in the construction of the dam, designing an enclosure in order to protect the construction site from the ocean tides and the strong streams.
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One most commonly cited involves the gravitational force of the moon, which drives the ocean tides and creates " tidal friction " that acts like a brake on the Earth's spin.
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The quarry floor lies about four feet above the water table, which interconnects with the seabed as is evident from the quarry well water level fluctuations that are coincidental with the ocean tides.
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The Moon's gravitational influence produces the ocean tides, apparent size in the sky almost the same as that of the Sun, resulting in the Moon covering the Sun nearly precisely in total solar eclipse.
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In addition to providing designs for the amusement industry, Schilke and Hansen have worked with the Oceana Energy Company on the design and patent of water turbines to harness power from rivers and ocean tides.
