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Physical oceanography

Note on the redistribution and dissipation of tidal energy over mid-ocean ridges

Xinfeng LiangDepartment of Earth Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Carl WunschDepartment of Earth and Planetary SciencesHarvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
Article: 27385 | Received 24 Jan 2015, Accepted 21 Jul 2015, Published online: 13 Aug 2015

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