REFIR/BB initial observations in the water vapour rotational band: Results from a field campaign

Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 524-535

  Esposito, F ^a,c   Grieco, G ^a   Leone, L ^a   Restieri, R ^a   Serio, C ^a,c   Bianchini, G ^b   Palchetti, L ^b   Pellegrini, M ^b   Cuomo, V ^c   Masiello, G ^c   Pavese, G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

^b IFAC CNR   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atmospheric spectroscopy and radiative transfer; Far infrared; Fourier transform spectrometers

Indexed keywords

RADIATION; RADIOMETRY; REMOTE SENSING; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; VAPORS;

MOLECULAR ROTATIONAL BAND; RADIATION EXPLORER IN THE FAR INFRARED BREADBOARD (REFIR/BB) SPECTROMETER; RADIATIVE TRANSFER;

FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY;

FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SPECTROMETER; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 33751001058     PISSN: 00224073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jqsrt.2006.07.006     Document Type: Article

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