Mean low water neaps

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Definition of Mean low water neaps (MLWN):
The height of mean low water neaps is the average throughout a year of the heights of two successive low waters during those periods of 24 hours (approximately once a fortnight) when the range of the tide is least.[1].
This is the common definition for Mean low water neaps (MLWN), other definitions can be discussed in the article

References

  1. ↑ CIRIA (1996). Beach management manual. CIRIA Report 153.

See also

  1. Tides
  2. Mean high water neaps
  3. Mean low water springs