Atmospheric Tide
Atmospheric tides are global-scale periodic oscillations of the atmosphere. In many ways they are analogous to ocean tides. Atmospheric tides can be excited by:
- The regular day/night cycle in the insolation of the atmosphere
- The gravitational field pull of the Moon
- Non-linear interactions between tides and planetary waves.
- Large-scale latent heat release due to deep convection in the tropics.
Read more about Atmospheric Tide: General Characteristics, Solar Atmospheric Tides, Lunar Atmospheric Tides, Classical Tidal Theory, Dissipation, Effects of Atmospheric Tide
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