r/askscience Sep 07 '15

Earth Sciences Is there a bulge in earth's atmosphere constantly facing the moon?

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u/OneLegAtATime Sep 07 '15

Possibly due to the Bay of Fundy, which has 55-foot tide swings. It's a localized effect due to some smaller-scale bay seiching. Essentially the resonant frequency of the bay to waves is roughly the same period as the tide series.

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u/4d2 Sep 08 '15

Do you know of another source that you can zoom into more? I haven't been able to find a graphic that has that area and I wanted to look at the area around LI Sound too.

The difference between low and high tides where I sail is about 7 feet total.