Atmospheric and Surface Properties from Spectral Radiance Observations in the 4.3–Micron Region

J. H. Shaw The Ohio State University, Columbus

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M. T. Chahine Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif

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C. B. Farmer Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif

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L. D. Kaplan Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif

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R. A. McClatchey Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories, Bedford, Mass

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Abstract

Atmospheric temperature profiles, obtained from spectral radiances of the earth between 2160 and 2360 cm−1 measured by a balloonborne, multi-detector, grating spectrometer at 3.5 mb during a 6-hr flight, are described. Representative profiles obtained both before and after sunrise and for clear and cloudy skies show that atmospheric temperatures accurate to ∼2K can be inferred. The variations of surface temperature during the flight are discussed.

Abstract

Atmospheric temperature profiles, obtained from spectral radiances of the earth between 2160 and 2360 cm−1 measured by a balloonborne, multi-detector, grating spectrometer at 3.5 mb during a 6-hr flight, are described. Representative profiles obtained both before and after sunrise and for clear and cloudy skies show that atmospheric temperatures accurate to ∼2K can be inferred. The variations of surface temperature during the flight are discussed.

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