Table of Contents

Introduction: Early Ideas and Observations; Tidal Patterns; Meteorological and Other Non-tidal Disturbances; Some Definitions of Common Terms; Basic Statistics of Tides as Time Series; Observations and Data Reduction; Forces; Analysis and Prediction; Tidal Dynamics; Biology: Some Tidal Influences; Filters for Tidal Time Series; Response Analysis Inputs and Theory; Analysis of Currents; Theoretical Tidal Dynamics; Legal Definitions in the Coastal Zone.