Atmospheric focusing
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atmospheric-focusing-303-10594029
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Atmospheric focusing
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Atmospheric focusing is a type of wave interaction causing shock waves to affect areas at a greater distance than otherwise expected. Variations in the atmosphere create distortions in the wavefront by refracting a segment, allowing it to converge at certain points and constructively interfere. In the case of destructive shock waves, this may result in areas of damage far beyond the theoretical extent of its blast effect. Examples of this are seen during supersonic booms, large extraterrestrial
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Type of wave interaction causing shock waves
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atmospheric_focusing
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2024-03-13T06:02:18Z
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