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Two experiments using an interferometer and a maser have indicated the occurrence of submillimetre wave absorption by dimeric water. This form of water seems to exist in the Earth's atmosphere.
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GEBBIE, H., BURROUGHS, W., CHAMBERLAIN, J. et al. Dimers of the Water Molecule in the Earth's Atmosphere. Nature 221, 143–145 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1038/221143a0
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