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20.03.2015 15:35 Age: 10 yrs
High tides at Mont Saint-Michel
Category: Ocean and climate news
Today, 20th March, 2015 and tomorrow, an exceptionally high spring tide with high tidal coefficients of 118 and 119 hit Mont Saint-Michel off France’s Normandy coast.
The FES2014 tidal model (developed by LEGOS/NOVELTIS/CNES/CLS) forecasts low waters at 2:00 pm and high waters at 7:00 pm, so an important tidal range of more than 14 meters! These values are in agreement with tide gauge data and SHOM forecasts, and thus showing the high quality of the FES2014 global model in coastal areas.
An exceptionally high spring tide with high tidal coefficients of 118 and 119 hit Mont Saint-Michel off France’s Normandy coast.
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| Tidal elevation in meters from FES2014 tidal model off French Atlantic coasts between 2015/03/20 6:00 pm and 2015/03/21 11:00 pm (one frame every 6 hours). Credits LEGOS/NOVELTIS/CNES/CLS. |
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| Tide elevation (in centimeters) time series at Mont Saint-Michel from the FES2014 model over the period of March 2015. Credits LEGOS/NOVELTIS/CNES/CLS. |
Further information:
- Applications: <link internal-link>Tides
- <link http: www.letelegramme.fr bretagne mer grandes-marees-un-zeste-de-sciences-avant-l-havaneau-09-03-2015-10551688.php _blank external-link-new-window>Les grandes marées, comment ça marche ? (in French)
