Does the mediterranean Sea have a tidal sysytem ?

Answer 1

Yep, it does. Check out my source and it explains why.

Answer 2

As stated before, every larger body of water has a tidal system. But tides are a very complicated system. The forces that create tides and the impact of the tides are heavily dependent of the size, depth and shape of the sea/ocean/lake.
Tides are caused by the attraction of the sun and the moon, the socalled astronomical tides. Other forces are the atmospheric pressure, and wind, which causes water to flow to or from the land. This causes the meteorological tides.
Because the Mediterranean is rather small and has only a very small exit to the ocean, the astronomical tides are small. They are on the order of centimetres, where normal ocean tides are metres high. A nice picture of the distribution of the tides can be found in: http://www.aviso.oceanobs.com/html/applications/marees/199910_uk.html

Some more information on tides can be found in http://www.bcgov.net/bftlib/tides.htm

Answer 3

Yes!!!.

The tidal range is very small, because the ebb and flow of the tide is severely restricted by the Straits of Gibraltar, the Mediterranean's only outlet into the world's oceans.

N.B. In your question 'Mediterranean' should have a capital letter as it is a proper noun. You spelling of 'sysytem' in incorrect, it should be 'system'.

Answer 4

Yes it does, as it connected to the Atlantic Ocean which it tidal. I have read that it takes 1 month fro the water that enters the Mediterranean from the Atlantic to travel to the other end in the Black Sea.

Answer 5

The Mediterranean Sea does indeed have tides - but as the difference between high-tide and low-tide is only a few centimetres, it does actually seem to have no tide at all.

Answer 6

I live on the Med on the Costa Blanca and I have seen the tide come in and out - so it obviously does have a tidal system.

Answer 7

The Bogus Man is right.

The Med is virtually enclosed apart from the Strait of Gibraltar.
There is some movement, but very little.

Answer 8

No is the simple answer. There is a little tidal activity near the mouth, but that is caused by the Atlantic Ocean, not the Mediterranean itself

Answer 9

Can't speak for the western Med but in Israel the Med has quite a strong tide.

Answer 10

Yes, unless Newton's Laws of Gravity have been repealed there. And, for that same reason, in absolutely every body of water, including your coffee cup. Yes, it is hard to see, but check Newton -- its sloshing. Differently in straight sided mugs and in tapered cups, differently in beer steins and Pilsner glasses. But it is there.

Answer 11

I too live in the small island of Malta. Tides are almost negligible here. In the order of centimeters.