Glossaire relatif à la marégraphie

Le glossaire suivant présente les termes et acronymes usités au travers des pages du portail REFMAR.

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Nadir

Point on the celestial sphere directly beneath the observer; opposite of zenith.

Neap tide

Minimum tidal range.

NOAA

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Nodal correction

Correction to be applied to the harmonic constants to take into account the variations in the elements of the lunar orbit.

Noise

Component of the magnitude observed inaccessible to harmonic analysis.

NOOS

North West european shelf Operational Oceanographic System.

NTC

National Tidal Center.

NUNIEAU

Digitization of water levels.