Fast computation of monochromatic infrared atmospheric transmittances using compressed look-up tables

Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer

Volumn 59, Issue 3-5, 1998, Pages 481-493

  Strow, L Larrabee ^a   Motteler, Howard E ^a   Benson, Robert G ^a   Hannon, Scott E ^a   De Souza Machado, Sergio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSMITTANCE; OPTICAL DEPTH;

EID: 0031778603     PISSN: 00224073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-4073(97)00169-6     Document Type: Article

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