For the next three decades, contested election cases would become part of the partisan landscape; however, their effects would
ebb and flow.
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To follow the arrival of letters, day by day and town by town, is to watch the
ebb and flow of literary demand.
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The utility of the paradigm as a framework within which to conceptualize the emergence,
ebb, and flow of other behavior disorders is also discussed.
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The pathway to excellence is turbulent and aspiring musicians must cope with the '
ebb and flow' of development if they are to realise their potential.
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In the continuing
ebb and flow of economic history, they are once again of present interest.
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The process is not strictly contingent upon tidal
ebb and flow : circadian dews and rainfalls can produce identical cycling.
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But this can also result from a tendency to overemphasize downbeats so that momentum ebbs.
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The flooding of beaches leads to hydration o
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Definition of ebb and flood (tide)
Definition of ebb and flood tides: The following two definitions of ebb and flood can be found in the literature [1]: - Ebb is the tidal phase during which the tidal current is flowing seaward (ebb current) and flood is the tidal phase during which the tidal current is flowing inland (flood current);
- Ebb is the tidal phase during which the water level is falling and flood the tidal phase during which the water level is rising.
The two definitions do not coincide. The first definition is more usual for tidal inlet systems: estuaries, tidal lagoons and tidal rivers; the second definition is more usual for the open coast. This is the common definition for ebb and flood tides, other definitions can be discussed in the article |
In coastal oceanography, the terms ebb and flood refer to tidal currents. These terms are particularly relevant for tidal inlet systems: estuaries, tidal rivers and lagoons. The ebb current corresponds to seaward flow and the flood current to landward flow. The ebb current does not fully coincide with the falling tide i.e. the period of decreasing water level. The ebb current reverses some time after
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