pure and applied geophysics

, Volume 113, Issue 1, pp 355–364 | Cite as

The barometric tides at Zürich and on the summit of Säntis

  • Bernhard Haurwitz
  • Ann D. Cowley
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Summary

Lunar barometric tidal determinations (L2) have been made by the Chapman-Miller method for Zürich (493 m) and Säntis (2000 m) based on 49 years' data. The seasonal variations ofL2 are much larger at Zürich than on the Säntis summit. However, a comparison with the five other pairs of stations for which tidal determinations at different altitudes, but short horizontal distances, are available do not indicate that this result is as an altitude effect, nor do they show any other systematic differences betweenL2 at the lower and the higher station. The solar tidal determinations agree well with those made byEggenberger (1944) and fit in with those obtained for other stations. From the difference between the pressure oscillations at Zürich and on Säntis the corresponding meantemperature oscillations of the air column between the two stations has been computed.

Keywords

Seasonal Variation Systematic Difference High Station Horizontal Distance Pressure Oscillation 
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© Birkhäuser Verlag 1975

Authors and Affiliations

  • Bernhard Haurwitz
    • 1
  • Ann D. Cowley
    • 1
  1. 1.National Center for Atmospheric ResearchBoulderUSA

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