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A direct computation of the tidal generation of internal waves over the global ocean is presented. It is based on linear wave theory and high‐resolution data for the bottom topography. The geographical distribution of the energy flux from tides to internal waves is determined with a spatial resolution of a few kilometers. The total flux over the area with a depth greater than 500 m is found to be 1.2 TW. The greatest uncertainties of the computation are due to unresolved topography and to nonlinear effects caused by supercritical bottom slope.
Jonas Nycander (2005) studied this question.