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THERE seems to be a factor omitted by Mr. Maris in the second paragraph of his letter in NATURE (Dec. 10, p. 839) which may modify somewhat the figures he gives. If the constituents of the atmosphere were uniformly mixed at all altitudes and then left free from convection currents, there would be partial separation into lighter and heavier particles undoubtedly, but the level reached by the diffusing gases would be conditioned by three factors.
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BERKELEY A Theory of the Upper Atmosphere and Meteors. Nature 120, 954 (1927). https://doi.org/10.1038/120954a0
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