"Atmospheric tides are global-scale periodic oscillations of the atmosphere. In many ways they are analogous to ocean tides. Atmospheric tides can be excited by:The regular day\u2013night cycle in the Sun's heating of the atmosphere (insolation)The gravitational field pull of the MoonNon-linear interactions between tides and planetary waves.Large-scale latent heat release due to deep convection in the tropics."@en .