How internal waves transport energy thousands of miles across the ocean

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Mar 29, 2026, 8:00 am102 ptsTrending
Both winds and tides inject energy into the ocean. Much of that energy is then transported up to thousands of miles by internal waves: large-scale underwater waves that can travel between ocean basins. Quantifying the amount of energy transported by internal waves and assessing their dynamics are difficult…

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