Abstract

A spectrometer, utilizing an interference filter wedge, has been used to obtain spectra of reflected solar and emitted thermal radiation from earth in the wavelength interval 1.6 μ to 5.4 μ. Measurements were made, from a jet aircraft, of characteristic spectra of a wide variety of surface and cloud conditions during day and night flights. Measurements made concurrently from the airplane and the Nimbus II meteorological satellite verified the accuracy of the Nimbus measurements.

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Infrared Reflectance of High Altitude Clouds

W. A. Hovis, L. R. Blaine, and M. L. Forman
Appl. Opt. 9(3) 561-563 (1970)

Balloon Observations of the Radiance of the Earth Between 2100 cm⁻¹ and 2700 cm⁻¹

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Appl. Opt. 6(2) 227-230 (1967)

The Spectral Radiance of the Sun from 4μ to 5μ

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Appl. Opt. 3(12) 1373-1377 (1964)

Remote Sensing of Surface and Cloud Temperatures Using the 899-cm Interval

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Spectral Properties of Clouds from 2.5 μ to 3.5 μ

Henry H. Blau and Ronald P. Espinola
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