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Thermal blooming in the atmosphere

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Walsh, J.L., Ulrich, P.B. (1978). Thermal blooming in the atmosphere. In: Strohbehn, J.W. (eds) Laser Beam Propagation in the Atmosphere. Topics in Applied Physics, vol 25. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3540088121_21

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