Research note
Total mixing ratios

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Abstract

The total mixing ratio of an atom, which may be contained in any number of different molecules, is derived as a function of altitude for the mixed portion of the atmosphere; it is constant for most atoms. For an escaping gas like hydrogen, the deviation of its total mixing ratio from that at the bottom of the region increases exponentially with weight.

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Present address: Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80302, U.S.A.

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