Indirect Measurements of Atmospheric Temperature Profiles F R O M Satellites : 111 . the Spectrometers and Experiments
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Three spectrometers and associated experiments are described. The work reviewed comprises the early experimental phases of a program to develop a satellite infrared spectrometer capable of making radiometric measurements in the 15-micron carbon dioxide band needed for deduction of atmospheric temperature profiles. Initially, a simplified, breadboard spectrometer with four spectral channels was used to determine the temperature profile of the lower atmosphere from the ground. Next, a commercial spectrophotometer was modified and another determination of the atmospheric temperature profile was made using more spectral intervals. Instrument specifications for a balloon flight model spectrometer were aerived from these experiments. Following the model’s fabrication, testing, and calibration, two high-altitude balloon flights were conducted to demonstrate that the atmospheric temperature profile could be ascertained from above the atmosphere.
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تاریخ انتشار 2003