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Sonic Layers in the Sea

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THE article on ‘scattering’ layers in the sea by A. C. Burd and A. J. Lee in Nature of April 21 1 was read by us with much interest since such layers have been frequently observed in Scottish waters during the past three years.

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  1. Burd, A. C., and Lee, A. J., Nature, 167, 624 (1951).

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PARRISH, B., CRAIG, R. Sonic Layers in the Sea. Nature 168, 472–474 (1951). https://doi.org/10.1038/168472b0

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