On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 9:23 PM, Dave Kruger <kdruger_at_pacifier.com> wrote: > > No. Because you also need to consider the momentum associatedof the water > mass as it moves toward the constriction ... and the bottom topography ahead > of the constriction. In short, there are more variables than just tidal > range, although it is certainly an important one. > Well I'll go along with that. But I can think of a couple of ways to actually measure current speed to see how fast the current actually ramps up. I'm pretty sure that in constricted channels it gets to very nearly full speed quickly... nothing like the nice smooth curves you see in tidal tables or on the Internet web pages. I would have thought some geophysical science post-grad would be all gung ho about doing this sort of thing. Craig Jungers Moses Lake, WA www.nwkayaking.net *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Oct 27 2009 - 21:51:08 PDT
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