cotidal
Adjective
Meaning
Marking an equality in the tides; having high tide at the same time.
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South of Cape Hatteras the tidal forces are more complex, and cannot be predicted reliably based on the North Atlantic cotidal lines.
Amplitude is indicated by color, and the white lines are cotidal differing by 1 hour.
High water is reached simultaneously along the cotidal lines extending from the coast out into the ocean, and cotidal lines (and hence tidal phases) advance along the coast.
Lines of constant tidal phase are called cotidal lines, which are analogous to contour lines of constant altitude on topographical maps.
The amphidromic point is at once cotidal with high and low waters, which is satisfied by zero tidal motion.
The difference of cotidal phase from the phase of a reference tide is the epoch.