Water vapour line and continuum absorption in the thermal infrared - Reconciling models and observations

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 129, Issue 594 PART A, 2003, Pages 2949-2969

  Taylor, Jonathan P ^a   Newman, Stuart M ^a   Hewison, Tim J ^a   McGrath, Andrew ^a  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Airborne; ARIES; HITRAN; Spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

DATABASE SYSTEMS; HEAT RADIATION; INFRARED RADIATION; INTERFEROMETERS; RADIOMETERS; TROPOSPHERE;

CONTINUUM ABSORPTION;

METEOROLOGY;

ADSORPTION; AIRBORNE SENSING; INSTRUMENTATION; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; SPECTRAL RESOLUTION; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 0142184804     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/003590003769682129     Document Type: Article

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