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Evidence of Features in Atmospheric Spectra at around 8 cm−1 of Probable Solar Origin

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OUR studes of emission spectra of the stratosphere in the frequency range 30 to 200 cm−1 from a Caravelle1,2 have revealed lines due to the principal atmospheric components H2O, O2 and O3.

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BALUTEAU, J., BUSSOLETTI, E. & EPCHTEIN, N. Evidence of Features in Atmospheric Spectra at around 8 cm−1 of Probable Solar Origin. Nature 244, 562–563 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1038/244562a0

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