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Processes representable by Newtonian cooling models are found to be of importance for tides in various planetary atmospheres. The equations of tidal theory are, therefore, rederived to include a rather general Newtonian cooling, and some of the effects of this inclusion are investigated.
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Lindzen, R.S., McKenzie, D.J. Tidal theory with Newtonian cooling. PAGEOPH 66, 90–96 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00875315
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