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Tides can be mapped much more locally using a new method based on satellite images

Tides can be mapped much more locally using a new method based on satellite imagesWorldPing

When high or low tide occurs, the water does not necessarily rise and fall uniformly along the entire coastline. In fact, the height of the tide in a bay can vary by up to one meter (3 feet) from one location to another just a few kilometers away.

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