Water vapor absorption coefficients in the 8-13-m spectral region: A critical review

Applied Optics

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1990, Pages 451-462

  Grant, William B ^a  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 84975674661     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.29.000451     Document Type: Article

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