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A case study of a gravity wave is carried out with visual observations of cloud and low-level air soundings. The wave is well interpreted by the simple classical theory of a deep water wave. The observed frequency agrees with the Brunt-Väisälä frequency if the Doppler effect is considered.
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Kikuchi, T. A case study of a wave-like cloud and gravity wave in the lower troposphere in Mizuho Plateau, Antarctica. Boundary-Layer Meteorol 43, 403–409 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00121716
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