A moderate-spectral-resolution transmittance model based on fitting the line-by-line calculation
Optics Express, Vol. 15, Issue 13, pp. 8360-8370 (2007)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.15.008360
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Abstract
A fast narrowband transmittance model, referred to as the Fast Fitting Transmittance Model (FFTM), is developed based on rigorous line-by-line (LBL) calculations. Specifically, monochromatic transmittances are first computed from a LBL model in a spectral region from 1 to 25000 cm-1 for various pressures and temperatures ranging from 0.05 hPa to 1100 hPa and from 200 K to 320 K, respectively. Subsequently, the monochromatic transmittances are averaged over a spectral interval of 1 cm-1 to obtain narrowband transmittances that are then fitted to various values of absorber amount. A database of fitting coefficients is then created that can be used to compute narrowband transmittances for an arbitrary atmospheric profile. To apply the FFTM to an inhomogeneous atmosphere, the Curtis-Godson (C-G) approximation is employed to obtain the weighted effective coefficients. The present method is validated against the LBLRTM and also compared with the high-spectral-resolution measurements acquired by the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) and High-resolution Interferometer Sounder (HIS). With a spectral resolution of 1 cm-1 and a wide spectral coverage, the FFTM offers a unique combination of numerical efficiency and considerable accuracy for computing moderate- to high-spectral-resolution transmittances involved in radiative transfer simulations and remote sensing applications.
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OCIS Codes
(010.0010) Atmospheric and oceanic optics : Atmospheric and oceanic optics
(010.1320) Atmospheric and oceanic optics : Atmospheric transmittance
(300.1030) Spectroscopy : Absorption
(300.6320) Spectroscopy : Spectroscopy, high-resolution
ToC Category:
Atmospheric and Oceanic Optics
History
Original Manuscript: March 15, 2007
Revised Manuscript: May 18, 2007
Manuscript Accepted: May 30, 2007
Published: June 19, 2007
Citation
Heli Wei, Xiuhong Chen, Ruizhong Rao, Yingjian Wang, and Ping Yang, "A moderate-spectral-resolution transmittance model based on fitting the line-by-line calculation," Opt. Express 15, 8360-8370 (2007)
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