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tidal process
TidalProcess is the class of daily recurring events in which the water level in a BodyOfWater rises and falls with the changing position between Earth and the Moon.
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Parents internal change Processes which involve altering an internal property of an Object, e.g. the shape of the Object, its coloring, its structure, etc. Processes that are not instances of this class include changes that only affect the relationship to other objects, e.g. changes in spatial or temporal location.
Children high tideHighTide is the class of TidalProcesses that occur twice a day in marine waters, in which the water level rises above the mean sea level.
 low tideLowTide is the class of TidalProcesses that occur twice a day in marine waters, in which the water level falls below the mean sea level.
 mixed tide processMixedTideProcess is the subclass of TidalProcesses consisting of daily cycles in which the two low and two high tides are of unequal height. In areas with this kind of pattern, the chart (based on average low water) is determined by the Mean Lower Low Water.


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