Research Progress of Water Vapour Continuum in the Infrared Spectral Regions

Abstract

Abstract:

The infrared spectrum of water vapor is made up of strongly absorbing bands and many transparent ‘windows’ between these bands. The water vapour continuum in these same spectral regions is of particular importance for the Earth’s radiation budget and for remote sensing techniques that exploit these windows. Historically, most attention has focused on the mid-infrared atmospheric window, but there have been many fewer reports within bands and in the near-infrared spectral region. In addition, the causes of the continuum remain a subject of controversy. The history and recent developments of the causes of the continuum and calculation models were briefly reviewed. The advantages and disadvantages of several experiment methods were discussed. The possible future directions were given.

Key words: infrared spectrum, water vapour, continuum, radiation budget, remote-sensing

CLC Number:

O433
P407

MA Hong-Liang, SUN Ming-Guo, WU Xi-Heng, WANG Zhen-Dong, CAO Zhen-Song. Research Progress of Water Vapour Continuum in the Infrared Spectral Regions[J]. Journal of Atmospheric and Environmental Optics, 2018, 13(5): 342-354.

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