Water vapor absorption spectra of the upper atmosphere (45-185 cm(-1)).
The far ir nighttime absorption spectrum of the earth's atmosphere above 14 km is determined from observations of the bright moon. The spectra were obtained using a Michelson interferometer attached to a 30-cm telescope aboard a high-altitude jet aircraft. Comparison with a single-layer model atmosphere implies a vertical column of 3.4 +/- 0.4 mum of percipitable water on 30 August 1971 and 2.4 +/- 0.3 mum of precipitable water on 6 January 1972.
G C
GC
Augason
A J
AJ
Mord
F C
FC
Witteborn
E F
EF
Erickson
C D
CD
Swift
L J
LJ
Caroff
L W
LW
Kunz