Publisher's Synopsis
During the past two decades considerable advances have been made in our understanding of tides and their related phenomena, mainly as a result of developments in instrument design and the computer sciences. Modern tidal ideas are presented to a wide audience: those who are not tidal specialists, but for whom some knowledge of tides is involved in their own professional or scientific field. Modern practical studies are concerned with problems of marine transport, coastal erosion and the design of coastal defences against flooding. Interest in mean sea level changes has recently focussed attention on the possibility of significant increases over the coming century as a result of global warming.
