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Title: Why is the sea so low?
Post by coldalba on Apr 1^st, 2015 at 4:46pm

The last month or so the sea level near L'Ampolla has been about 2'6" below what it was in December (when it was high).
Even after all the rains it is still low.
I had been told that it varied with air pressure and it is quite high now (1020 ish) but that is not So high compared with summer pressures when the sea is (or at least was) a good 18" higher than it is now.
Does anyone Know what factors effect the level of the Med.?

Title: Re: Why is the sea so low?
Post by David on Apr 1^st, 2015 at 8:43pm

A good guess is the moon. On Friday is is the first full moon after the spring Equinox. Thed moon has a great effect on the tides

Title: Re: Why is the sea so low?
Post by robo on Apr 1^st, 2015 at 10:19pm

There is a low and high tide in the med not as big as we have in england but it still makes a difference

Title: Re: Why is the sea so low?
Post by Bigyin on Apr 1^st, 2015 at 10:41pm

Rainfall has no effect on sea level.

Title: Re: Why is the sea so low?
Post by Bunter on Apr 2^nd, 2015 at 4:57am

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tide

Title: Re: Why is the sea so low?
Post by coldalba on Apr 2^nd, 2015 at 11:43am

Thanks all but it is not the moon or tide as it has been consistently low for well over a month (moon is a 28 day cycle, tides twice a day).
Any other ideas?

Title: Re: Why is the sea so low?
Post by robo on Apr 2^nd, 2015 at 3:02pm

Somebody pulled the plug out

Title: Re: Why is the sea so low?
Post by Michael on Apr 2^nd, 2015 at 4:56pm

The Greeks are bottling it and selling it t unsuspecting Germans as Retsina that needs laying down for a few years.

Title: Re: Why is the sea so low?
Post by jollyolive on Apr 2^nd, 2015 at 7:36pm

They must have raised the beach..................

Title: Re: Why is the sea so low?
Post by Malcolm on Jan 17^th, 2016 at 6:50pm

There is a negligible tidal effect in the Med but the noticeable rise and fall is due only to air pressure.