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northward_sea_water_velocity_due_to_tides  

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  • A velocity is a vector quantity. "Northward" indicates a vector component which is positive when directed northward (negative southward). The specification of a physical process by the phrase "due_to_" process means that the quantity named is a single term in a sum of terms which together compose the general quantity named by omitting the phrase. "Due to tides" means due to all astronomical gravity changes which manifest as tides. No distinction is made between different tidal components.

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https://vocab.met.no/CFSTDN/northward_sea_water_velocity_due_to_tides

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