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Measurements of the sub-millimetre wavelength far infrared emission spectrum of the stratosphere were made from Concorde 002 during the tour of the Far East in June 1972. The spectra have been analysed to provide concentration data for the species H2O, O3, HNO3, N2O, and NO2.
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HARRIES, J. Measurements of Some Hydrogen-Oxygen-Nitrogen Compounds in the Stratosphere from Concorde 002. Nature 241, 515–518 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1038/241515a0
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