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general precession caused by the<br />

mnbined effect of the Sun and Moon on<br />

the equatorial perturbance of !he Earth,<br />

Woducing a westward rrmtion 01 the<br />

equinoxes along the ecliptic.<br />

MIL-HDBK-850<br />

Iunltldal lntenraf-The interval between the<br />

Mmn’s transit (upper or lower) over the<br />

bSal Or Greenwich rneriilan and lhe<br />

folbwing hqh or low water. The average of<br />

all hl~h water Inlervals tor all phaSeS 01 the<br />

Moon, Ihe mean high waler Iunllldal<br />

interval, is abbreviated 10 high waler<br />

intarval. SimUarly, the mean low water<br />

Iunllicfal interval is abbreviated to 10Wwater<br />

Interval. The h~h water or bw water interval<br />

is daacribed as bcal or Greenwich<br />

according to whether the reference is to the<br />

transit over ihe local or the Greenwich<br />

meridian. Also called establishment.<br />

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