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THE rate of atmospheric ionisation (q), as calculated from observations of small ions and nuclei, has been found to attain a maximum at approximately 18 hours G.M.T. in such widely separated localities as Glencree1, Washington2 and Canberra3.
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HOGG, A. Rate of Ionisation of the Atmosphere. Nature 133, 175 (1934). https://doi.org/10.1038/133175a0
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