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An instrumented jet aircraft has been used to probe regions of the clear atmosphere where an enhancement of radiation backscattered from a ground-based ruby laser was observed. In twenty-seven cases, established over five nights of observation, the aircraft encountered light turbulence in clear air in regions of enhanced backscattering.
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Lawrence et al. (1968) studied this question.
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