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Reply to “Comments on the Gravity Wave Theory of J. Weinstock Concerning Dissipation Induced by Nonlinear Effects”

J. Weinstock Aeronomy Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Boulder, Colorado

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G. P. Klaassen Department of Earth and Space Science and Engineering, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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A. S. Medvedev Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, Katlenburg-Lindau, Germany

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01 Mar 2007
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https://doi.org/10.1175/JAS3865.1
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Corresponding author address: Dr. Gary Klaassen, Dept. of Earth and Space Science and Engineering, York University, 4700 Keele St., Toronto, ON M3J 1P3, Canada. Email: gklaass@yorku.ca

Corresponding author address: Dr. Gary Klaassen, Dept. of Earth and Space Science and Engineering, York University, 4700 Keele St., Toronto, ON M3J 1P3, Canada. Email: gklaass@yorku.ca

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