Comparing information content of upwelling far-infrared and midinfrared radiance spectra for clear atmosphere profiling

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 510-526

  Merrelli, Aronne ^a   Turner, David D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b NATIONAL SEVERE STORMS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION LINES; FAR-INFRARED; FIR DETECTORS; HIGHER NOISE LEVELS; INFORMATION CONTENT ANALYSIS; INFORMATION CONTENTS; MIDINFRARED; MODELING AND ANALYSIS; NITROUS OXIDE; OPTIMAL ESTIMATIONS; QUANTITATIVE COMPARISON; RADIANCE SPECTRA; RADIATIVE TRANSFER MODEL; SENSOR NOISE LEVEL; SPECTRAL BAND; SPECTRAL RADIANCE; SPECTRAL RANGE; SURFACE TEMPERATURES; TRACE-GASES; WATER VAPOR PROFILE; WATER-VAPOR ABSORPTION; WAVE NUMBERS;

ERRORS; METHANE; NITROGEN OXIDES; OZONE; SENSORS;

WATER VAPOR;

ABSORPTION; CLEAR SKY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ERROR ANALYSIS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIANCE; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SPECTRAL RESOLUTION; UPWELLING; WATER VAPOR;

ABIES;

EID: 84864744931     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: 15200426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JTECH-D-11-00113.1     Document Type: Article

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