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Improved measurements of the foreign-broadened continuum of water vapor in the 6.3 μm band at 30 ° C

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Atmospheric emission in the ν2 band of water vapor by the foreign-broadened continuum (13002000cm1) is important for retrievals of upper tropospheric water vapor. Previous work reported continuum coefficients retrieved from two downwelling emission measurements made with the Polar Atmospheric Emitted Radiance Interferometer (PAERI) at temperatures characteristic of the upper troposphere (below 25°C) at Dome C, Antarctica. These results are improved upon here using 19 different measurements. Improvements have been made to the PAERI radiance calibration, the radiance simulations, and the error analysis. Compared to the Mlawer, Tobin, Clough, Kneizys, Davies continuum, the retrieved continuum is found to be 20% to 50% lower from 1350 to 1490cm1 and 0% to 20% higher from 1850 to 1980cm1.

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