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THE most comprehensive published data available for the transmission of the atmosphere in the infra-red region is that of Fowle1, whose results were obtained over comparatively short paths (maximum 127 yards) in the laboratory. In spite of the short path, no region clear of considerable absorption was reported between 2·1 and 8·5 microns. It may be of interest to record preliminary field results obtained during work at this Laboratory in the 1–5 micron region using the greatly improved apparatus now available.
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Fowle, F. E., Smithsonian Misc. Coll., 68, No. 8 (1917).
Liston, M. D., Quinn, C. E., Sargeant, W. E., and Scott, G. G., Rev. Sci. Instr., 17, 194 (1946).
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ELLIOTT, A., MACNEICE, G. Transmission of the Atmosphere in the 1–5 Micron Region. Nature 161, 516 (1948). https://doi.org/10.1038/161516a0
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