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THE work of Lindemann and Dobson on the theory of meteors,1 with the remarkable conclusion that the temperature of the atmosphere at heights such as 80 kilometres is about the same as that near the earth's surface, will be far-reaching in its influence. May I be allowed to point out that one of the phenomena for which an explanation will probably be provided is the occurrence of zones of audibility and zones of silence, surrounding the scenes of great explosions.
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WHIPPLE, F. The High Temperature of the Upper Atmosphere as an Explanation of Zones of Audibility. Nature 111, 187 (1923). https://doi.org/10.1038/111187a0
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