spring tide
Moon-aligned ocean extreme
Spring tide refers to the tides of greatest range, occurring twice monthly when the sun, moon, and Earth align during new and full moons.
The gravitational pulls combine to produce unusually high high tides and unusually low low tides.
The term has nothing to do with the season—it comes from the sense of spring meaning to surge or rise.
We scheduled the boat launch for spring tide.
Trilinear celestial arrangement
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
- gravitational pullAttractive force between masses
- perigeeOrbit's closest point
- lunarOf the moon
solar · equinox · lunisolar · orbital mechanics · lunar cycle
Overwhelming surge of water
- surgeSudden powerful increase
- overflowExceed capacity and spill
- high waterMaximum tidal level
- storm surgeWind-driven coastal flooding
coastal flooding · seawall · breach · overtopping · flood risk · low-lying · sandbags · evacuation
Tidal mixing zone
- saltmarshCoastal wetland with brackish water
- littoralRelating to seashores
- mangroveTidal shrub with exposed roots
- seagrassSaltwater flowering plant
brackish · sandbar · mudflat · shorebirds · stranded · exposed · zonation · barrier island
Releasing eggs to reproduce
- foragingSeeking wild food sources
- marine lifeOcean-dwelling organisms collectively
- crabPincer-bearing shellfish
- shellfishAquatic creatures with exoskeletons
wading birds · barnacles · mussels · biodiversity · nursery habitat
syzygy
Trilinear celestial arrangement
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
- gravitational pullAttractive force between masses
- perigeeOrbit's closest point
lunar · solar · equinox · lunisolar · orbital mechanics · lunar cycle
inundation
Overwhelming surge of water
- surgeSudden powerful increase
- overflowExceed capacity and spill
- high waterMaximum tidal level
storm surge · coastal flooding · seawall · breach · overtopping · flood risk · low-lying · sandbags · evacuation · sea level rise
estuary
Tidal mixing zone
- saltmarshCoastal wetland with brackish water
- littoralRelating to seashores
- mangroveTidal shrub with exposed roots
seagrass · brackish · sandbar · mudflat · shorebirds · stranded · exposed · zonation · barrier island · coastal erosion
spawning
Releasing eggs to reproduce
- foragingSeeking wild food sources
- marine lifeOcean-dwelling organisms collectively
- crabPincer-bearing shellfish
shellfish · wading birds · barnacles · mussels · biodiversity · nursery habitat
harbor
Safe anchorage for ships
- shippingTransporting goods to destinations
- draftPreliminary version of text
- dredgingExtracting underwater sediment
maritime · anchorage · boat launch · sailing · nautical · piloting · cargo loading · marina · dock
- Ocean Phenomenatsunami, tides, rogue wave, ocean current, swells
- tides (juvenile)water levels, ocean, waves, shore, shoreline
- coastal processeswaves, tides, currents, surf, breakers
- tidal features
- tidal movementsebb, flow, slack water, slack, diurnal
- tidal phenomena