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Radiometer for the measurement of water vapor in the upper atmosphere from space

dc.contributor.authorCalcutt, S.B.
dc.contributor.authorPritchard, T.M.
dc.contributor.authorHepplewhite, C.L.
dc.contributor.authorTaylor, F.W.
dc.contributor.authorWerrett, S.T.
dc.contributor.authorArijs, E.
dc.contributor.authorNevejans, D.
dc.date1993
dc.date.accessioned2017-06-02T11:19:53Z
dc.date.available2017-06-02T11:19:53Z
dc.identifier.urihttps://orfeo.belnet.be/handle/internal/5656
dc.descriptionWe describe the design, the development, and the calibration of a radiometer to measure water vapor abundance in the middle atmosphere, using the solar occultation technique from an orbiting platform. The use of gas cells containing water vapor and carbon dioxide leads to a relatively simple, but sensitive, design. This radiometer is shown to be capable of detecting water vapor in the mesosphere, where, because of dissociation by the Sun, the amounts are very small, of the order of 1 part per 106or less. A flight version of the instrument will be launched in 1992 on board the European Retrievable Carrier space platform, and the data will be employed for a better understanding of the Earth’s water budget.
dc.languageeng
dc.titleRadiometer for the measurement of water vapor in the upper atmosphere from space
dc.typeArticle
dc.subject.frascatiEarth and related Environmental sciences
dc.audienceScientific
dc.subject.freeatmosphere
dc.subject.freecalibration
dc.subject.freemesosphere
dc.subject.freewater vapour
dc.subject.freeCalibration
dc.subject.freeCarbon dioxide
dc.subject.freeRadiometers
dc.subject.freeSpace platforms
dc.subject.freeUpper atmosphere
dc.subject.freeWater vapor
dc.subject.freeGas cell
dc.subject.freeMesosphere
dc.subject.freeMiddle atmosphere
dc.subject.freeSolar occultation
dc.subject.freeWater budget
dc.subject.freeVapors
dc.source.titleApplied Optics
dc.source.volume32
dc.source.issue33
dc.source.page6764-6776
Orfeo.peerreviewedYes
dc.identifier.doi10.1364/AO.32.006764
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-0027799680


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