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Measurement of atmospheric precipitable water using a solar radiometer

W. E. Mcallum, D. E. Pitts, A. E. Dillinger

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A technique is described and tested that allows the determination of atmospheric precipitable water from two measurements of solar intensity: one in a water-vapor absorption band and another in a nearby spectral region unaffected by water vapor.

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A technique is described and tested that allows the determination of atmospheric precipitable water from two measurements of solar intensity: one in a water-vapor absorption band and another in a nearby spectral region unaffected by water vapor.

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A technique is described and tested that allows the determination of atmospheric precipitable water from two measurements of solar intensity: one in a water-vapor absorption band and another in a nearby spectral region unaffected by water vapor.

Key concepts: Precipitable water, Environmental science, Water vapor, Radiometer, Atmospheric sciences, Remote sensing, Meteorology, Physics

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