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A tidal current is running due north in the northern latitude L with velocity v in a channel of width b. Prove that the level of water on the east coast is raised above that on the western coast by (2bvw sin L)g where w is the earth's angular velocity.

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A tidal current is running due north in the northern latitude L with velocity v

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