micklemus
01-06-2010, 11:34 AM
I'm about a third of the way through David's new book at the moment, so maybe it contains material covering what I'm about to ask. However, I'd like to do some independent research anyway.
I have just been in a meeting and there was a large print of the world map on the wall. I was looking at it and then got totally absorbed by it. I don't want to cover everything that just came up in this mind trip/download/daydream whatever you want to call it. However I would like some material on the moon and its gravitational effect.
We all know the moon affects the oceans (tides). What I would like to know for the moment is if the moon wasn't there what would be the effect on ocean levels generally? I'm not talking about tides, I'm talking about sea levels.
On a related note, or it could be alternatively, if the earth's axis moved back to where it was believed to be circa 10-15000 years ago , what would ocean levels have been then?
Can anyone point me towards some material which has looked at this? I am looking for real nuts and bolts stuff ideally, not so much "someone said this on youtube"
Any help gratefully received though
I have just been in a meeting and there was a large print of the world map on the wall. I was looking at it and then got totally absorbed by it. I don't want to cover everything that just came up in this mind trip/download/daydream whatever you want to call it. However I would like some material on the moon and its gravitational effect.
We all know the moon affects the oceans (tides). What I would like to know for the moment is if the moon wasn't there what would be the effect on ocean levels generally? I'm not talking about tides, I'm talking about sea levels.
On a related note, or it could be alternatively, if the earth's axis moved back to where it was believed to be circa 10-15000 years ago , what would ocean levels have been then?
Can anyone point me towards some material which has looked at this? I am looking for real nuts and bolts stuff ideally, not so much "someone said this on youtube"
Any help gratefully received though