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|definition=Is the combined effect of astronomical and meteorological surges - the popular expression for an unusually high and destructive water level along a shore. The expression tidal wave also includes the influence of the associated waves<ref name="Karsten">Mangor, Karsten. 2004. “Shoreline Management Guidelines”. DHI Water and Environment, 294pp.</ref>.
 
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Revision as of 09:18, 15 February 2007

Definition of Tidal wave:
Is the combined effect of astronomical and meteorological surges - the popular expression for an unusually high and destructive water level along a shore. The expression tidal wave also includes the influence of the associated waves[1].
This is the common definition for Tidal wave, other definitions can be discussed in the article


References

  1. Mangor, Karsten. 2004. “Shoreline Management Guidelines”. DHI Water and Environment, 294pp.