 First arrival of a stationary internal wavefront at a layer boundary (source code)

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= First arrival of a stationary internal wavefront at a layer boundary
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A broad-spectrum stationary source below height $H$ first sends an upward packet there after $2H/U$, at $x=H$. This uses the maximum vertical <group velocity> $U/2$ at $\theta=\pi/4$. A source lacking the corresponding <wavenumber> has a later actual arrival.

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