DISTORTION OF WEAK SHOCK WAVES BY TURBULENCE IN A STRATIFIED STILL ATMOSPHERE.

A wave propagation theory is obtained which combines the effects of atmospheric stratification and single scattering. The velocity, density, and pressure perturbations are multiplied by the factor (c//pp//p/c//op//o)** one-half . At the observers location the sound velocity and static pressure are denoted by c//o and p//o, respectively. The product c//op//o is, per unit time, the work done by the static pressure at the observers altitude, and c//pp//p is the corresponding quantity at the altitude, where the incident wave is given.