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EVIDENCE has been put forward for a lunar influence on different geophysical data such as rainfall1,2 freezing nuclei counts3, radar meteor4, geomagnetic disturbances5, twilight sky brightness7, atmospheric ozone6, and sky light polarization8. I have analysed ozone data for twelve stations, six from each hemisphere, and the results are reported here. Ozone data used are those published by the World Meteorological Organization in cooperation with the Meteorological Service of Canada.
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SHAH, G. Lunar Influence on Atmospheric Ozone. Nature 237, 275 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1038/237275a0
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