SAFIRE-A (spectroscopy of the atmosphere by far-infrared emission - Airborne): Optimized instrument configuration and new assessment of improved performance

Applied Optics

Volumn 43, Issue 14, 2004, Pages 2962-2977

  Bianchini, Giovanni ^a   Cortesi, Ugo ^a   Palchetti, Luca ^a   Pascale, Enzo ^a  

^a IFAC CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; FREQUENCIES; LIGHT EMISSION; MIRRORS; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; OPTIMIZATION;

HIGH-ALTITUDE AIRCRAFTS; LIMB-SCANNING MIRRORS; WAVELENGTHS;

REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 2542440566     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.43.002962     Document Type: Article

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