Why Doesn't All Thunder Sound The Same?

We've all experienced thunder, but what ARE all those claps, booms, and rumbles?

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Shock wave: a sharp change of pressure in a narrow region traveling through a medium, especially air, caused by explosion or by a body moving faster than sound

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Matson, W.R. (2018) Sonic Thunder: a Discussion of Natural and Artificial Shock Waves. Morgan and Claypool Publishers.