Measurements of atmospheric water vapor above Mauna kea using an infrared radiometer

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4815, Issue , 2002, Pages 36-45

  Naylor, David A ^a   Chapman, Ian M ^a   Gom, Brad G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Infrared; Mauna kea; Radiometer; Water vapor

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA ARRAYS; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; IMAGE QUALITY; INFRARED DETECTORS; MILLIMETER WAVES; RADIOMETERS; RADIOSONDES; SIGNAL DISTORTION; SIGNAL RECEIVERS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR; INFRARED RADIOMETER; MAUNA KEA; MILLIMETER WAVELENGTHS;

REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 0036450006     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.482317     Document Type: Conference Paper

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