Rowe PM, Walden VP, Warren SG. Measurements of the foreign-broadened continuum of water vapor in the 6.3 microm band at -30 degrees C.
APPLIED OPTICS 2006;
45:4366-82. [PMID:
16778946 DOI:
10.1364/ao.45.004366]
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Abstract
The foreign-broadened continuum of water vapor in the nu2 band (5-7.7 microm, 1300-2000 cm(-1)) is important for satellite-based retrievals of water vapor in the upper troposphere, where temperatures are below -25 degrees C. Continuum coefficients have previously been measured mostly at or above +23 degrees C. We present continuum coefficients in the nu(2) band retrieved from measurements made in Antarctica at temperatures near -30 degrees C: atmospheric transmission at South Pole Station and atmospheric emission at Dome C. The continuum coefficients derived from these measurements are generally in agreement with the widely used Mlawer, Tobin-Clough, Kneizys, Davies continuum. Differences are at most 30%, corresponding to a 6% relative error in retrieved upper-tropospheric humidity.
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