Feasibility study of the space-borne radiation explorer in the far infrared (REFIR)

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4485, Issue , 2002, Pages 202-209

  Rizzi, R ^a   Palchetti, L ^b   Carli, B ^b   Bonsignori, R ^c   Harries, J E ^d   Leotin, J ^e   Peskett, S ^f   Serio, C ^g   Sutera, A ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b IFAC CNR   (Italy)

^c Alenia Difesa Officine Galileo   (Italy)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e SNCMP   (France)

^f RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

^h SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atmospheric and ocean optics; Far infrared; Fourier transform spectroscopy; Interferometer; Optical design and fabrication; Space borne instrumentation; Spectrometers and spectroscopic instrumentation

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; INTERFEROMETRY; RADIOMETRY; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; SPACE APPLICATIONS; TEMPERATURE; VAPORS;

ATMOSPHERIC SPECTRAL RADIANCE; OCEAN OPTICS; RADIATION EXPLORER IN THE FAR INFRARED; SPACEBORNE INSTRUMENTATION;

INFRARED IMAGING;

EID: 0036394801     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/12.454252     Document Type: Article

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