aeri01ch2 (a1)

Dataset · Sat Jul 22 04:00:00 UTC 1995

DOI:https://doi.org/10.5439/1997864· OSTI ID:1997864

Gero, Jonathan ^[1]; Gaustad, Krista; Ermold, Brian; Hackel, Denny; Garcia, Raymond

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1. ORNL

The atmospheric emitted radiance interferometer (AERI) is a ground-based instrument that measures the downwelling infrared radiance from the Earth’s atmosphere. The observations have broad spectral content and sufficient spectral resolution to discriminate among gaseous emitters (e.g., carbon dioxide and water vapor) and suspended matter (e.g., aerosols, water droplets, and ice crystals). These upward-looking surface observations can be used to obtain vertical profiles of tropospheric temperature and water vapor, as well as measurements of trace gases (e.g., ozone, carbon monoxide, and methane) and downwelling infrared spectral signatures of clouds and aerosols.

• Research Organization: Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Archive, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (US); ARM Data Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER)
• Contributing Organization: PNNL, BNL, ANL, ORNL
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-00OR22725
• OSTI ID: 1997864
• Availability: ORNL
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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Longwave spectral radiance