Field measurements of water vapor continuum absorption in the visible and near-infrared

Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres

Volumn 109, Issue 8, 2004, Pages

  Sierk, B ^a,b,c   Solomon, S ^a   Daniel, J S ^a   Portmann, R W ^a   Gutman, S I ^a   Langford, A O ^a   Eubank, C S ^a,b   Dutton, E G ^d   Holub, K H ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^d EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

DOAS; Radiative transfer; Water vapor continuum

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; GPS; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; RADIOSONDE; REMOTE SENSING; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 3042839944     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JD003586     Document Type: Article

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