Studying lunar atmospheric tides reveals insights into global atmospheric dynamics and resonance

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Multiple studies demonstrate that analyzing lunar gravitational atmospheric tides yields valuable insights into global atmospheric dynamics, vertical coupling, and resonance phenomena across various layers of the atmosphere.

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The retrieved papers include several studies (such as [3], [5], and [9]) specifically investigating lunar gravitational atmospheric tides, their global signatures, and how they interact with atmospheric dynamics and resonance effects. These papers provide clear support for the claim without any retrieved papers refuting it.

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Lunar gravitational atmospheric tide, surface to 50 km in a global, gridded data set

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T. Kohyama, J. Wallace. Lunar gravitational atmospheric tide, surface to 50 km in a global, gridded data set. 2014. https://doi.org/10.1002/2014GL060818

This study detects the lunar gravitational semidiurnal atmospheric tide in global reanalysis data, revealing patterns that agree with tidal theory and provide insights into vertical atmospheric structures.

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N2 and M2 lunar tides: atmospheric resonance revisited

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D. M. Schlapp, R. Stening, J. M. Forbes, A. Manson, C. Meek, Robert A. Vincent. N2 and M2 lunar tides: atmospheric resonance revisited. 1996. https://doi.org/10.1007/S00585-996-0826-8

This paper uses numerical modeling and observational data to investigate lunar atmospheric tides, explicitly supporting the role of atmospheric resonance in enhancing certain tidal components like N2 relative to M2.

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Atmospheric Lunar Tide in the Low Latitude Thermosphere-Ionosphere.

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Lieberman RS, Harding BJ, Heelis RA, Pedatella NM, Forbes JM, Oberheide J. Atmospheric Lunar Tide in the Low Latitude Thermosphere-Ionosphere.. 2022. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022gl098078

This study presents global-scale satellite measurements of the atmospheric semidiurnal lunar tide in neutral winds and plasma, providing insights into upper atmosphere dynamics and coupling.

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