Information content and optimisation of high spectral resolution measurements

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 2830, Issue , 1996, Pages 136-147

  Rodgers, C D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atmosphere; Information; Inverse; Optimization; Remote; Retrieval; Space; Spectroscopy; Temperature

Indexed keywords

DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); EARTH ATMOSPHERE; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; INFRARED DEVICES; OPTIMIZATION; SPACE RESEARCH; SPECTROMETERS; SPECTROSCOPY; TEMPERATURE;

INFORMATION; INVERSE; REMOTE; RETRIEVAL; SPACE;

SPECTRAL RESOLUTION;

EID: 85079575295     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.256110     Document Type: Conference Paper

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