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Re: wind effected by tide?
From: Jim Manzari
Date: 2000 Feb 14, 1:08 PM
From: Jim Manzari
Date: 2000 Feb 14, 1:08 PM
I noticed when we were on the northeast coast of Brazil that the wind seemed gustier (perhaps a bit stronger as well) and there were more rain showers whenever there was a spring tide condition. This pattern seemed to be present during the whole of the 6 months we spent on this coast. My theory, at the time, was that the greater tidal range uncovering more reef thereby allowing more evaportation. I have no idea if this theory has been tested or not. Regards, Jim Manzari
