Atmospheric Infrared Fast Transmittance Models: A Comparison of Two Approaches

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 2830, Issue , 1996, Pages 94-105

  Hannon, Scott ^a   Strow, L Larrabee ^a   McMillan, W Wallace ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric radiance; Atmospheric transmittance; Forward model; Radiative transfer

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC DEVICES; INFRARED DEVICES; INFRARED INSTRUMENTS; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SOUNDING APPARATUS; SPACE RESEARCH;

ATMOSPHERIC INFRARED SOUNDERS; ATMOSPHERIC PARAMETERS; ATMOSPHERIC RADIANCE; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSMITTANCE; FORWARD MODELING; OPERATIONAL RETRIEVALS; TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITIES; TRANSMITTANCE MODELS;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY;

EID: 33749959515     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.256106     Document Type: Conference Paper

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