tidal resonance
Basin frequency matching
Tidal resonance occurs when a body of water's natural oscillation period matches or aligns with tidal forces, amplifying tidal range dramatically.
The Bay of Fundy's extreme tides—among the world's highest—result from tidal resonance: The bay's shape creates tidal resonance that produces fifty-foot tides.
The phenomenon matters for coastal engineering and tidal energy projects.
- coastal floodingSeawater overtaking shore areas
- Bay of FundyAtlantic inlet between provinces
- tidal rangeExtent of tide fluctuation
- king tidesExceptionally high tidal events
- gravitational forcesMutual attraction between masses
ocean tides · standing waves · water sloshing · Coriolis effect · natural frequency · bathymetry · lunar cycles · sloshing · tidal power · spring tides · harbor · funnel · ebb · flow · slack water · amplification · oscillation · amplitude
- tidestides, tidal range, spring tides, ebb tides, flood tides
- resonanceharmonic, fundamental, natural frequency, node, resonant frequency
- tidal powertidal current, tidal stream, tidal range, tidal cycle, tidal basin
amplification vs dampening
tidal resonancedestructive interference
Waves combining to diminish amplitude