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Atmospheric Metal Layers Appear With Surprising Regularity

Twice a day, at dusk and just before dawn, atmospheric metal layers of sodium and other metals begin sinking down through the atmosphere about 90 miles above the city of Boulder, Colorado. The movement of these atmospheric metal layers was captured by one of the world’s most sensitive “lidar” instruments and reported Tuesday in the ...

Troy Oakes

Twice a day, at dusk and just before dawn, a faint layer of sodium and other metals begins sinking down through the atmosphere, about 90 miles above Boulder, Colorado.