tidal bulge
Moon-pulled water rise
A tidal bulge is the swelling of ocean water on opposite sides of Earth caused by the Moon's gravitational pull.
One bulge forms on the side nearest the Moon (where gravity is strongest), another on the far side (where centrifugal force dominates).
As Earth rotates beneath these bulges, coastal areas experience high and low tides.
- moonNatural planetary satellite
- full moonCompletely lit satellite phase
- gravityMutual mass attraction
- gravitational pullAttractive force between masses
- oceanMassive saltwater body
lunar · pull · gravitational · ebb · flow · neap · Earth · rotation · mass · orbit · sea level · water level · coastline · surge · rhythmic · celestial · attraction · deformation
- tidal movementsebb, flow, slack water, slack, diurnal
- tidesebb, slack water, ebb and flow, flow, Bay of Fundy
- gravitygravity, graviton, gravity well, gravitational pull, gravity wave
- moonfull moon, lunar, crescent moon, new moon, half moon
- tidal featuresintertidal zone
wave causation mechanism
tidal bulgestorm surge
Wind-driven coastal flooding
surface wave · whitecap · chop