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THE question—What chemical changes, if any, are associated with atmospheric electrical discharges ?—does not appear hitherto to have received a definite answer. Nitrogen peroxide and ozone are both referred to in scientific literature, although neither appears to have been satisfactorily identified, and their presence has been perhaps inferred from the phenomena observed while “ sparking ” air by artificial means.
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REYNOLDS, W. Thunderstorms and Ozone. Nature 112, 396–397 (1923). https://doi.org/10.1038/112396b0
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