EXTRAORDINARY TIDAL CURRENTS NEAR ST KILDA

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CARTWRIG.DE
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[1] National Institute of Oceanography, Wormley
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10.1038/223928a0
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
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Recent measurements show that although the vertical tide at St Kilda has a normal diurnal inequality, the diurnal tidal currents are unusually strong. The evidence points to a non-divergent tidally induced continental shelf wave. © 1969 Nature Publishing Group.
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