Unnatural High Tide On The Kerala Coast |
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May 20th, 2005, 22:19
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| Unnatural High Tide On The Kerala Coast It has been reported that freak high tides have inundated villages on the south coast of Kerala this morning. People have been evacuated. The Tsunami like waves have shocked the people. Hope all IM'ers in that region are safe. |
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May 20th, 2005, 22:26
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| I very frightening experience for those with memories of the tsunami still fresh in their minds eye!! |
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Feb 5th, 2009, 03:25
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| sorry to hear that. does anybody have any information about the tides in general in kerala. i mean, the tide is going one way for how long (the ebb) and then the tide changes and goes the other way for a certain amount of time. (the flow) does anyone know for how long in hours these tides come in for, and then go out for, please. and/or does the backwaters ever dry out at low tide. and if so do you also know the tidal heights involved please. i am taking my canoe to anakular and paddling down to kollam and want to understand the tides. thanks a lot and i hope a nautical person finds this, or anyone who knows or can give me a rough idea for that matter. any information apriciated. cheers, alex. |
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Feb 5th, 2009, 03:53
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I'm not aware the backwaters drain at ebb or any other times no, but beyond that I really don't know anything about it. They might in coastal regions, one assumes. (Its really a vast watery system and extending way inland you'll realize.)
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Feb 5th, 2009, 04:00
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| nb A simple web search on +tides +india will lead you to its National Institute of Oceanography: http://www.nio.org/ , might be of use to you, or you might want to contact them. |
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Feb 5th, 2009, 12:04
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| Also the port trust authorities. www.cochinport.com
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Feb 5th, 2009, 20:46
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| wonderfull, thanks chaps. i will take a look. cheers. alex. |
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Feb 6th, 2009, 02:23
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When they are talking about high tide it's the sea level. From the French Atlantic coast I know that there are calendars with a certain coefficient. If this number is high, the tide will be high, too. No idea whether such calculations exist in India, but the links above should be helpful in this regard. | |
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Feb 6th, 2009, 17:08
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| The Vembanad Lake is open to the ocean at Kochi. Here is tidal information for Kochi --->link. The range is pretty small, from a quick glance it doesn't seem to exceed half a metre. I'm fairly certain that there are tides, at least evidenced by ebb and flow, on at least some of the backwaters, just on the basis that I have seen the water flowing the "wrong" way. I don't think there is any appreciable change in depth between high and low tide |
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Feb 10th, 2009, 02:09
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| great, thanks. there probally isnt a realy big tidal difference between high and low tide. i just want to get the in/out tides timed right as i dont want to be paddling against the tide, i would rather have the tide take me to were i am going to make the journey a little easier. thanks very much for all the information and links, i will check them out. thanks. cheers, alex. edit: thanks, i have just checked the tidal chart out and it looks good. six hours a day paddling with the tide is enough. thanks. |
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Feb 10th, 2009, 11:13
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| You will attract so much attention, you might have to work on one hour paddling and five talking! |
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Feb 12th, 2009, 04:00
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| make that half an hour paddling, i am a bit of a chatterbox.  i am looking forward to it. cheers, alex. |
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Feb 12th, 2009, 14:15
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| Which part of the Thames do you work on? Just curiosity! |
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Feb 12th, 2009, 22:58
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| i work on from putney to tower bridge. we skipper a range of boats, r.i.b's, aluminum fast boats, cabin cruisers, workboats and old dutch barges. it's great but a bit cold and somtimes rainy. i'm looking forward to the summer. |
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Feb 12th, 2009, 23:08
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| Boatmaster, the tide in Kerala is semi diurnal Range is only one to one and a half metres normally. Current normally on the coast, I dunno inland areas around 3 knots max. Monsoon should be 5/6 knots.
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