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Exposure to Renewable Energy Sources
Published in Majid Jamil, M. Rizwan, D. P. Kothari, Grid Integration of Solar Photovoltaic Systems, 2017
Majid Jamil, M. Rizwan, D. P. Kothari
Tidal power is the only form of energy that derives directly from the relative motions of the earth–moon system, and to a lesser extent from the earth–sun system. The tidal forces produced by the moon and sun, in combination with the Earth's rotation, are responsible for the generation of the tides.
Random Vibration: Probabilistic Forces
Published in Haym Benaroya, Mark Nagurka, Seon Han, Mechanical Vibration, 2017
Haym Benaroya, Mark Nagurka, Seon Han
Of those seismic events, deep moonquakes were the most abundant, with 7082 confirmed (and 317 unconfirmed) events. Most of their foci occurred within a clearly defined region between depths of 800 km to 1000 km. Their occurrences are strongly correlated with the tidal forces on the Moon due to the Earth and the Sun. These are low frequency, low magnitude events and are unlikely to pose a danger to a surface lunar structure. A body wave magnitude of 1.3 to 3.0 is estimated for such deep moonquakes.
Renewable Energy Resources
Published in Julie Kerr, Introduction to Energy and Climate, 2017
Tides are caused by the gravitational pull of the moon and sun and the rotation of the earth. Near the shore, water levels can vary up to 12 meters as a result of tides. The movement of water as a result of tidal forces can be used to produce energy. Tidal power is more predictable than wind energy and solar power. A tidal range of 3 meters is needed to produce tidal energy economically.
Extraction of ocean tidal information based on global equal-area grid and satellite altimeter data
Published in International Journal of Digital Earth, 2022
Wenbo Wang, Huijun Zhou, Senyuan Zheng, Guonian Lü, Liangchen Zhou
Ocean tide is a common natural phenomenon, which is the periodic fluctuation of sea water caused by the tidal forces of the sun and moon. The tidal signal is crucial in a wide range of dynamic ocean systems ranging from the turbulent mixing of the ocean (Egbert & Ray, 2000; Mackinnon et al., 2017; Munk & Wunsch, 1998) to the prediction of coastal sea levels (Bernier & Thompson, 2007; Tang, Sanderson, Holland, & Grimshaw, 1996). Therefore, the study of ocean tide directly affects the study of waves, Strom surges, circulation and other ocean phenomena.