Modification by an Ice Cover of the Tide in James Bay and Hudson Bay

The tide in Hudson Bay-James Bay is mainly semidiurnal. Admittance calculations between a reference signal and the water level observed at some gauging sites reveal that in the interior of Hudson Bay-James Bay the tide occurs earlier and its amplitude is reduced after the formation of an ice cover.K...

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Published in:ARCTIC
Main Author: Godin, Gabriel
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1986
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Online Access:https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65100
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Summary:The tide in Hudson Bay-James Bay is mainly semidiurnal. Admittance calculations between a reference signal and the water level observed at some gauging sites reveal that in the interior of Hudson Bay-James Bay the tide occurs earlier and its amplitude is reduced after the formation of an ice cover.Key words: tides, ice, modification of tides, Hudson Bay Mots clés: Marées, glace, modification des marées, baie d'Hudson