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A LOW barometric pressure and an increased height of the ocean was, I believe, first assumed to stand in the relation of cause and effect by Mr. Piddington. The abnormally high tidal waves that sometimes rushed up the Hooghly during Calcutta hurricanes were ascribed to the low pressures which accompanied them. There is no doubt that unequal pressure is a true cause of currents in the ocean. But I think it, as well as difference in specific gravity, may be regarded as infinitesimal in amount, compared to the influence of the winds.
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RUSSELL, R. Influence of Barometric Pressure on Ocean Currents. Nature 4, 122 (1871). https://doi.org/10.1038/004122b0
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