INVESTIGATION OF THE INFRARED EMISSION SPECTRUM OF THE ATMOSPHERE AND EARTH. PART II. BALLOON-BORNE RADIOMETERS FOR MEASUREMENTS OF THE ATMOSPHERIC INFRARED RADIATION.

Abstract

Two radiometer systems for balloon-borne application have been designed to investigate the infrared radiation field from the ground up to 30 km and the composition of the upper atmosphere. The first instrument is an eight-channel radiometer for absolute spectral measurements of the upwelling infrared radiation in different atmospheric windows and also in the 6.3 micron water vapor and 9.6 micron ozone band. The second instrument is a radiometer which allows to determine the fraction of solar radiation absorbed infrared bands of various atmospheric gases. It has to be operated from a sun stabilized platform. The report describes the instruments and test results. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0687741

Entities

People

  • D. Rabus
  • H. -j. Bolle
  • K. Th. Kriebel
  • P. Burkert

Organizations

  • Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atmospheres
  • Atmospheric Windows
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Emission Spectra
  • Infrared Radiation
  • Measurement
  • Platforms
  • Radiation
  • Radiometers
  • Solar Radiation
  • Spectra
  • Stabilized Platforms
  • Water Vapor

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing.