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The measurement of surface pressure from a satellite
Author(s) -
Smith S. D.,
Colles M. J.,
Peckham G.
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
quarterly journal of the royal meteorological society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.744
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1477-870X
pISSN - 0035-9009
DOI - 10.1002/qj.49709841615
Subject(s) - satellite , remote sensing , environmental science , surface pressure , transmission (telecommunications) , absorption (acoustics) , surface (topology) , meteorology , optics , geology , geography , computer science , telecommunications , physics , aerospace engineering , mathematics , engineering , geometry
Abstract The surface pressure can be determined from a measurement of the atmospheric transmission in a spectral region near an absorption band. The feasibility of achieving such measurements for a satellite‐borne instrument is discussed.