Ostensibly, if one is looking for the least weight of water, that would be during the low tide of the spring tidal movement, not
during neap tides.
Recent mid-ocean ridge eruptions occur primarily
during neap tides and the first 6 months of the year, suggesting sensitivity to minor changes in tidal forcing and orbital eccentricity.
Tides in Indonesia change only about three feet
during neap tides and up to 8 feet during the full and new moon periods.
Is the water higher
during a neap tide or a spring tide?
Not exact matches
``... Figure 1 shows that 54 eight out of nine of these best - documented mid-ocean ridge magmatic events occurred 55
during lows in the fortnightly tidal modulations (
neap tides)...»
The paper clearly explains that, it's a matter of system response time: «Figure 1 shows that eight out of nine of these best - documented mid-ocean ridge magmatic events occurred
during lows in the fortnightly tidal modulations (
neap tides).
ATheoK
Neap tides are where the change between high / low
tide is smaller meaning little change in weight of the water
during this tidal cycle.