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Gravity waves play an important role in the adjustment of ocean currents towards geostrophic equilibrium. Internal gravity waves contribute by breaking to mixing processes in the ocean interior, especially to diapycnal mixing. Surface gravity waves are effective in the exchange of momentum, heat, water, and gases between the ocean and the atmosphere, in addition to their practical significance for shipping.
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Olbers, D., Willebrand, J., Eden, C. (2012). Gravity Waves. In: Ocean Dynamics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-23450-7_7
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