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Appl Opt
; 14(9): 2146-50, 1975 Sep 01.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-20154976
RESUMO
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.