Validation of an extractive, airborne, compact TDL spectrometer for atmospheric humidity sensing by blind intercomparison

Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 249-262

  Buchholz, B ^a,b   Kuhnreich B ^a,b   Smit, H G J ^c   Ebert, V ^a,b  

^a PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

^b DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSOLUTE ACCURACY; ACCURACY IMPROVEMENT; CONCENTRATION LEVELS; HUMIDITY MEASUREMENTS; LONG TERM STABILITY; MEASUREMENT PRINCIPLE; RELATIVE DEVIATIONS; UNCERTAINTY BOUNDS;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CALIBRATION; DIGITAL TO ANALOG CONVERSION; HUMIDITY SENSORS; LASER APPLICATIONS; MOISTURE METERS;

HYGROMETERS;

EID: 84881233427     PISSN: 09462171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00340-012-5143-1     Document Type: Article

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