title: Distribution of Water Vapor in the Stratosphere as Determined from Balloon Measurements of Atmospheric Emission Spectra in the 24-29-microm Region.
abstract: The stratospheric water vapor mixing ratio altitude profile has been derived from spectral observations of the downward night emission from the pure rotation water vapor lines in the 24-29-microm region of the spectrum. The data were obtained during two balloon flights, made on 22 February 1971 and on 29 June 1971, using a balloon-borne spectral radiometer with ~2 cm(-1) resolution. The observed radiances have been fitted to line-by-line, layer-by-layer radiance calculations, from which the water vapor mixing ratio between 10 km and 30 km has been flights show a broad minimum around of 6 x 10(-7)g/g to 4 x 10(-6) g/g.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Goldman
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Murcray
authors.forename: F H
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Murcray
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Brooks