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updraft and downdraft
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updraft and downdraft: References & Edit History

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Add new Web site: NASA - Glenn Research Center - Updrafts and Downdrafts. Dec 17, 2018
Article revised. Oct 26, 2001
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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