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Turning the Tide: D-Day from an Oceanographer's Perspective
Turning the Tide: D-Day from an Oceanographer's Perspective
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18 minutes
Released:
Jun 24, 2020
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D-Day, codenamed Operation Neptune, was the largest amphibious landing not only in World War II, but in history. It marked the start of the liberation of German-occupied France (and later western Europe) and laid the foundations of the Allied victory on the Western Front. But what most people don't know is that ocean tides played a crucial role in the initial phase of this historic day. In this episode, hear the story of D-Day from the perspective of the science of tides and tide predictions. We interview Greg Dusek, a physical oceanographer and senior scientist at the Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services, or CO-OPS — the tides and currents office of the National Ocean Service.
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Released:
Jun 24, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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