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A Mechanism for the Generation of Acoustic-Gravity Waves During Thunderstorm Formation

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PIERCE, A., CORONITI, S. A Mechanism for the Generation of Acoustic-Gravity Waves During Thunderstorm Formation. Nature 210, 1209–1210 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/2101209a0

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