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thermal tide
A variation in atmospheric pressure due to the diurnal differential heating of the atmosphere by the sun; so called in analogy to the conventional gravitational tide. See solar atmospheric tide.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Weather
- Category: Meteorology
- Company: AMS
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- Kevin Bowles
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