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Rocket measurements have produced direct evidence of small-scale fluctuations of wind speed and ionization, and observations show that these fluctuations are related. The fluctuations in wind speed are accounted for by the propagation of a novel form of shock wave in the atmosphere, and fluctuations of ionization such as sporadic E phenomena are then accounted for by the presence of metallic ions.
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LAYZER, D. Gravity Shock Waves and Stratification in the Upper Atmosphere. Nature 213, 576–578 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/213576a0
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