Beam integrated high-resolution infrared spectra: Accurate modeling of thermal emission from extended clear atmospheres

Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer

Volumn 109, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1081-1097

  Hewagama, T ^a,c   Goldstein, J ^b   Livengood, T A ^b,c   Buhl, D ^c   Espenak, F ^c   Fast, K ^c   Kostiuk, Th ^c   Schmulling F ^d  

^a University of Maryland   (United States)

^b USRA National Center for Earth and Space Science Education   (United States)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atmospheres; Beam integration; Infrared; Radiative transfer; Spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; WIND;

BEAM INTEGRATION; HIGH RESOLUTION THERMAL INFRARED SPECTRA; PLANETARY ATMOSPHERE;

INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY;

INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MODELING; PLANETARY ATMOSPHERE; RADIATIVE TRANSFER;

EID: 40849085147     PISSN: 00224073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jqsrt.2007.12.022     Document Type: Article

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