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Research article |
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| 16 Apr 2018
The water vapour self-continuum absorption in the infrared atmospheric windows: new laser measurements near 3.3 and 2.0 µm
Loic Lechevallier
Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, LIPhy, 38000 Grenoble, France
Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, IRD, Grenoble INP, IGE, 38000 Grenoble,
France
Semen Vasilchenko
Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, LIPhy, 38000 Grenoble, France
Laboratory of Molecular Spectroscopy, V. E. Zuev Institute
of Atmospheric Optics, SB, Russian Academy of Science, 1
Akademician Zuev square, 634021 Tomsk, Russia
Roberto Grilli
Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, IRD, Grenoble INP, IGE, 38000 Grenoble,
France
Didier Mondelain
Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, LIPhy, 38000 Grenoble, France
Daniele Romanini
Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, LIPhy, 38000 Grenoble, France
Alain Campargue
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, LIPhy, 38000 Grenoble, France
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Short summary
The amplitude, the temperature dependence, and the physical origin of the water vapour absorption continuum are a long standing issue in molecular spectroscopy with a direct impact in atmospheric and planetary sciences. Using highly sensitive laser spectrometers, the water self continuum has been determined with unprecedented sensitivity in infrared atmospheric transparency windows.
The amplitude, the temperature dependence, and the physical origin of the water vapour...
