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Science 8 December 1972:
Vol. 178. no. 4065, pp. 1089 - 1092
DOI: 10.1126/science.178.4065.1089
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Internal Gravity Wave-Atmospheric Wind Interaction: A Cause of Clear Air Turbulence

K. Bekofske 1 and V. C. Liu 1

1 Department of Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48104

The interaction between an internal gravity wave and a vertical wind shear may be responsible for the production of clear air turbulence in the free atmosphere. A simplified model equation demonstrates the feasibility of the suggested mechanism.

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