<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atmospheric_tide#Lunar_atmospheric_tides">Lunar atmospheric tides</a> are likely <a href="http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/does-the-moon-have-a-tida/">insignificant for weather</a>, although <a href="http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2FBF02918750">Guoqing (2005)</a> asserts that <em>The lunar revolution around the earth strongly influences the atmospheric circulation</em>.  They don't seem to be studied terribly much.  What insights can we gain from the study of lunar atmospheric tides?</p>

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2014-04-16T19:05:53.253Z
This question (and especially the title) seems very vague to me, often many conclusions can be drawn from an article, and from a good paper many things can be learned, so I'd probably vote down on this if I had votes left.
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@hugovdberg I disagree.  When study of a particular topic is proposed, there is often a relatively distinct set of reasons why we want to study this topic (such as proxy for climate change, test for models, tracer for some phenomenon, test for observational techniques, ...).  So I think this question is quite well-bounded.
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What can we learn by studying lunar atmospheric tides?
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# What can we learn by studying lunar atmospheric tides?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-04-16)

[Lunar atmospheric tides](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atmospheric_tide#Lunar_atmospheric_tides) are likely [insignificant for weather](http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/does-the-moon-have-a-tida/), although [Guoqing (2005)](http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2FBF02918750) asserts that *The lunar revolution around the earth strongly influences the atmospheric circulation*. They don't seem to be studied terribly much. What insights can we gain from the study of lunar atmospheric tides?

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> **username_1**: This question (and especially the title) seems very vague to me, often many conclusions can be drawn from an article, and from a good paper many things can be learned, so I'd probably vote down on this if I had votes left.  
> **username_0**: @username_1 I disagree.  When study of a particular topic is proposed, there is often a relatively distinct set of reasons why we want to study this topic (such as proxy for climate change, test for models, tracer for some phenomenon, test for observational techniques, ...).  So I think this question is quite well-bounded.  

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