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Leewaves (mountain waves) are atmospheric internal gravity waves and were discovered 1933 by German glider pilots above the Riesengebirge. Wind driven air parcels hitting a mountainlike obstacle are being deflected upwards and will, in a stably stratified atmosphere, return to their initial height setting up an oscillatory up-down motion. Such a wave system, which often exhibits typical phenomena as interference and wave breaking, is frequently made visible by stationary, lense shaped clouds, socalled lenicularis (text by mountainwave project).
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Morning Glory
http://www.dropbears.com/brough/index.html
Guide to a dynamic wave phenomena in Northern Australia for soaring pilots and scientists. Includes recent occurrences, pictures and articles.
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