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Peterson and Kieffaber have observed spatial and temporal fluctuations in the OH airglow by the ground based photometer1 (2.2 µm) and photographic2 (7400 to 9000 Å) measurements. Bright patchy irregularities extend to over 100 km and vary in time scales of tens of minutes. But the fluctuations could be due to some phenomena in the lower atmosphere.
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SUGIYAMA, T., MAIHARA, T. & OKUDA, H. Balloon-borne Infrared Observation of the OH Airglow Irregularities. Nature Physical Science 246, 57–59 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1038/physci246057b0
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