Water vapor dimers and atmospheric absorption of electromagnetic radiation

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 24, Issue 16, 1997, Pages 2015-2018

  Chýlek, Petr ^a   Geldart, D J W ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORPTION; INFRARED RADIATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOLAR RADIATION; THERMAL EFFECTS; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; FREQUENCY BANDS; INCIDENT SOLAR RADIATION; QUANTUM THEORY; WATER ABSORPTION; WATER VAPOR;

DIMER ABSORPTION CROSS SECTIONS; WATER VAPOR DIMERS;

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; DIMERS;

ABSORPTION CROSS SECTIONS; ABSORPTION OF SOLAR RADIATION; ATMOSPHERIC ABSORPTION; HARMONIC OSCILLATORS; INCREASING TEMPERATURES; INFRARED WAVELENGTHS; QUANTUM MECHANICAL; TOTAL WATER VAPORS;

EID: 0031208030     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97GL01949     Document Type: Article

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