Renault Lionel auteur aut IRD Marchesiello Patrick auteur aut IRD text journalArticle eng text/pdf reformatted digital access Ocean tides can drag along the atmosphere above and cause current-induced winds of up to 1.5 m/s while dissipating tidal energy, according to observations and high-resolution numerical simulations of ocean and atmospheric models in the English Channel. Oceanic tides lead to some of the largest currents of the world ocean and have important implications for oceanic circulation. In the last decade, the feedback effect of surface currents on the overlying winds has been shown to strongly regulate the ocean circulation. Here we present evidence, using coupled high-resolution ocean-atmosphere simulations and in situ measurements, that ocean tides can drag the atmosphere above. The current-induced tidal winds expand across the atmospheric boundary layer, while dissipating tidal energy. They are likely present in many shelf regions of the world ocean, with an amplitude of about one-third of the underlying tidal currents, i.e., up to 1.5 ms(-1). Consideration of surface tidal winds can have implications in areas ranging from climate modeling to wind farming. specialized 032 021 020 3 1 70 [7 ] 2022 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010084566 10.1038/s43247-022-00403-y [F B010084566] https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010084566 https://horizon.documentation.ird.fr/exl-doc/pleins_textes/2022-05/010084566.pdf IRD - Base Horizon / Pleins textes 2022-05-04 2025-02-24 fdi:010084566 fre