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Lunar absorption spectrophotometer for measuring atmospheric water vapor |
Applied Optics, Vol. 50, Issue 4, pp. 447-453 (2011)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.50.000447
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Abstract
A novel instrument has been designed to measure the nighttime atmospheric water vapor column abundance by near-infrared absorption spectrophotometry of the Moon. The instrument provides a simple, effective, portable, and inexpensive means of rapidly measuring the water vapor content along the lunar line of sight. Moreover, the instrument is relatively insensitive to the atmospheric model used and, thus, serves to provide an independent calibration for other measures of precipitable water vapor from both ground- and space-based platforms.
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OCIS Codes
(010.7340) Atmospheric and oceanic optics : Water
(120.5630) Instrumentation, measurement, and metrology : Radiometry
(280.4788) Remote sensing and sensors : Optical sensing and sensors
ToC Category:
Atmospheric and Oceanic Optics
History
Original Manuscript: October 20, 2010
Manuscript Accepted: November 26, 2010
Published: January 26, 2011
Citation
Richard R. Querel and David A. Naylor, "Lunar absorption spectrophotometer for measuring atmospheric water vapor," Appl. Opt. 50, 447-453 (2011)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ao/abstract.cfm?URI=ao-50-4-447
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