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🌊 Ocean Tides from Moon and Sun: Equilibrium Bulge, Spring and Neap Cycle and a Live Tide Gauge — 2D Tidal Shell and Gauge

Interactive 2D companion of the ocean tides lab: a top-down equilibrium tidal shell with the Moon, the Sun and a rotating tide gauge, the gauge record split into lunar and solar parts, daily range against latitude and the spring-neap cycle, using the same maths as the 3D page.

Physics & Mechanics2DModerate60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted⇄ 3D version
Ocean Tides from Moon and Sun: Equilibrium Bulge, Spring and Neap Cycle and a Live Tide Gauge — 2D Tidal Shell and Gauge ↗ Open standalone
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Interactive 2D companion of the ocean tides lab: a top-down equilibrium tidal shell with the Moon, the Sun and a rotating tide gauge, the gauge record split into lunar and solar parts, daily range against latitude and the spring-neap cycle, using the same maths as the 3D page.

TidesTidal PotentialSpring NeapEarth Moon SunThree.js

2D · HTML5 Canvas 2D · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install

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