Comparison of precipitable water vapour measurements made with an optical echelle spectrograph and an infrared radiometer at Las Campanas observatory

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7014, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Querel, Richard R ^a   Naylor, David A ^a   Thomas Osip, Joanna ^b   Prieto, Gabriel P ^b   McWilliam A Andrew, ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

^b LAS CAMPANAS OBSERVATORY   (Chile)

^c CARNEGIE OBSERVATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric modeling; BTRAM; Echelle; IRMA; Mid infrared; MIKE; Near infrared; Optical; Radiative transfer; Radiometer; Water vapour

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; BTRAM; ECHELLE; IRMA; MID-INFRARED; MIKE; NEAR-INFRARED; OPTICAL; WATER VAPOUR;

ASTRONOMICAL SATELLITES; ASTROPHYSICS; ATMOSPHERIC SPECTRA; BUILDINGS; CLAY MINERALS; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; INFRARED DETECTORS; INFRARED DEVICES; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; OBSERVATORIES; OPACITY; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; RADIO ASTRONOMY; RADIOMETERS; RADIOMETRY; SPECTROGRAPHS; WATER ABSORPTION;

WATER VAPOR;

EID: 66249143059     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.789365     Document Type: Conference Paper

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