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DURING October 1971 we observed a large influx of dust into the upper atmosphere at heights above 30 km. The magnitude of this influx appears to be considerably greater than anything previously reported. At the time of writing (January 1972) dust is still being observed.
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Kornblum, J. J., J. Geophys. Res., 74, 1893 (1969).
Kent, G. S., Sandford, M. C. W., and Keenliside, W., J. Atmos. Terr. Phys., 33, 1257 (1971).
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CLEMESHA, B., NAKAMURA, Y. Dust in the Upper Atmosphere. Nature 237, 328–329 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1038/237328a0
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