Infrared Absorption Spectroscopy

Analytical Techniques for Atmospheric Measurement

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 72-146

  Fried, Alan ^a   Richter, Dirk ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic radiation; Fluorescence; Greenhouse gases; Infrared absorption spectroscopy; Trace gases

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; FLUORESCENCE; GREENHOUSE GASES; INFRARED ABSORPTION; LIGHT ABSORPTION;

TRACE-GASES;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84889467185     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470988510.ch2     Document Type: Chapter

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