Applied Optics · 1964 · 47 citations · 1 references
Natural SciencesAstronomyChemistryAtmospheric ChemistryAtmospheric ScienceSpectroscopyAbsorption SpectroscopyAtmospheric AbsorptionAtmospheric CompositionAtmospheric OpticsAtomic Absorption SpectroscopyOptical SpectroscopyAbsorption SpectrumAtmospheric Absorption BandsGrating SpectroscopyLower Atmosphere ChemistryMolecular Absorption FeaturesMolecular Absorption LinesOptical Absorption LinesSpectral Absorption Bands
This paper presents microphotometer traces which show, as film density vs wavelength, the absorption spectrum of an uncontaminated 16-km path in the lower atmosphere. The spectra were recorded with a small grating spectrograph over the spectral range from 5400Å to 8520Å with a resolution of about 0.2Å. Wavelengths are presented for the absorption lines, and most lines are identified by absorbing species which are considered to be either water vapor or molecular oxygen.
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