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Atmospheric gravity waves similar to waves that occur on the surface of a body of water have been known since the nineteenth century, but their significance for the study of atmospheric dynamics has been realized only in the past ten years.
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HINES, C. Gravity Waves in the Atmosphere. Nature 239, 73–78 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1038/239073a0
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