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A surface map of the pressure for each node along the longitudinal axis plotted as longitudinal location vs. time, shows a rarefaction wave for the (top) low strength, (middle) moderate-strength, and (bottom) high-strength shock. The posteriorly traveling dark fan shows the region of low pressure, which is characteristic of the rarefaction wave.
