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Gravity wave (GW) is one of the basic waves in atmosphere, and also one of the most simple and basic mesoscale motion systems.

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  1. College of Atmospheric Science, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

    Shaowen Shou & Shenshen Li

  2. National Satellite Meteorological Center, China Meteorological Administration, Beijing, China

    Yixuan Shou

  3. CMA Training Centre, China Meteorological Administration, Beijing, China

    Xiuping Yao

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Shou, S., Li, S., Shou, Y., Yao, X. (2023). Gravity Waves in Free Atmosphere. In: An Introduction to Mesoscale Meteorology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-8606-2_3

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