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Record 1 2021-12-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oceanography
CONT

Internal tides are generated as the surface tides move stratified water up and down sloping topography, which produces a wave in the ocean interior. So internal tides are internal waves at a tidal frequency.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Océanographie
CONT

Les marées internes sont des ondes de gravité internes à la fréquence de marée. [...] Ces ondes sont dites internes car elles ne se manifestent pas à la surface de l'eau, contrairement aux marées externes.

Spanish

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