INTERPRETATION OF SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS OF INFRARED RADIATION

Abstract

An analysis was made of some new data on absorption in the 15 micron CO2 band, and corrected values of atmospheric transmission in this region were obtained. An analysis of the window region was also made. The problem of transforming the radiation measured in a small solid angle near the vertical to hemispherical radiation was considered. Examples of window maps with superimposed cloud analyses from TIROS I photographs are presented. A map of the total outgoing radiation between 4 and 40 microns along the vertical over the United States from the Rockies to the Atlantic is shown. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 20, 1961
Accession Number
AD0256238

Entities

People

  • Raymond Wexler

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Infrared Radiation
  • Ionizing Radiation
  • Observation
  • Optical Phenomena
  • Photographs
  • Photography
  • Radiation
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.

Technology Areas

  • Space