On Polar Tides

Author : Rollin A. Harris
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ISBN 13 : 9781331999775
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (997 download)

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Download or read book Arctic Tides (Classic Reprint) written by Rollin A. Harris and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-26 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Arctic Tides In preparing this paper one of the principal aims has been to bring together in one form or another practically all available results pertaining to tides in Arctic waters. Although the quality of the results varies widely, the advantages of having all important tidal evidence in one publication are self-evident. In connection with the work, numerous harmonic analyses have been made, and considerable labor has been expended unifying nonharmonic results taken from various sources. Harmonic analyses thus recently made are for the following stations: Cape Bryant, Cape Sheridan, Polaris Bay, Fort Conger, Point Aldrich, Van Rensselaer Harbor, Port Foulke, Port Kennedy, Northumberland Sound, Winter Harbor, Flaxman Island, Treurenberg, and Port Virgo. The remarkably accurate tidal observations along the northern coast of Grant Land and Greenland made by the recent expedition of Robert E. Peary, U. S. N., are published in considerable detail. The tidal observations at Flaxman Island and vicinity made by the expedition under Messrs. Mikkelsen and Leffingwell to the northern coast of Alaska, although not so extensive as those of the Peary expedition, are nevertheless of great value and are likewise published in considerable detail. Undoubtedly many explorers have neglected their opportunities for observing and recording Arctic tides because the amount of rise and fall is generally inconsiderable, and because the possible bearing of this phenomenon upon polar problems was not fully realized. At the present time observations are especially desired in the following regions or localities: The outer coasts of Prince Patrick Island and Banks Land, the coasts of Mackenzie Province, the northwestern coast of Alaska, Wrangell Island, and the Arctic coasts of Siberia. The Russian Government has recently made tidal observations in Taimur Bay and on one of the New Siberian Islands; but, unfortunately for this discussion, the results are not as yet at hand. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.