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It is shown from clear-air turbulence spectra measurements and clear-air turbulence probabilities that the energy dissipation between 25,000 and 40,000 ft is just over 1 watt m-a, a quantity of the same order as the dissipation near the ground.
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Trout et al. (1969) studied this question.
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