We review the characteristics of sea level variability at the coast focussing on how it differs
from the variability in the nearby deep ocean. Sea level variability occurs on all timescales …

The response of the ocean to fluctuating atmospheric pressure loads is reviewed in theory
and in observations. Major theoretical issues lie primarily with oceanic boundary reflectivity …

A new estimate is made using altimeter data of the rate at which the wind works on the
oceanic general circulation. The value of about 1 TW is lower than previously estimated and …

Fig. 4.• hematic Power S• cua of Variations in• e• ng• of t• Day. observed solid Earth
nutations, and to determine the non-hydrostatic part of the Core-Mantle Boundary (CMB) …

The use of combined information from expendable bathythermograph and sea level
observations for ocean monitoring requires the establishment of relations between sea level …

Large-amplitude sea level oscillations in the tsunami frequency range have been
occasionally observed in some coastal zones of the World Ocean when no seismic activity …

Yearly and monthly tide gauge sea level data from around the globe are fitted to numerically
generated tidal data to search for the 18.6-yr lunar nodal tide and 14-month pole tide. Both …

The choice of an orbit for satellite altimetric studies of the ocean's circulation and tides
requires an understanding of the orbital characteristics that influence the accuracy of the …

Understanding of the major sources, sinks, and reservoirs of energy in the ocean is briefly
updated in a diagram. The nature of the dominant kinetic energy reservoir, that of the …

Western Pacific westerly wind bursts of 1‐to 3‐week duration are potentially important in
triggering and sustaining El Niño‐Southern Oscillation events. One such burst of 10‐day …