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BANDA ESPECTRAL VAPOR AGUA [1 record]

Record 1 2004-11-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric Physics
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
DEF

water-vapour bands: Dark bands in the solar spectrum caused by the absorption of solar radiation by the water vapour contained in the Earth's atmosphere.

OBS

The water-vapor absorption spectrum is composed of fairly strong vibration-rotation bands near 1.4, 1.8 and 2.7 microns, an extremely strong vibration-rotation band centered near 6.3 microns, and a dense series of moderately strong rotational bands that begin near 11 microns and grow generally stronger with increasing wavelength beyond about 30 microns, which is the limit of the region of meteorological interest.

Key term(s)
  • water-vapor band
  • water vapor band
  • water vapour absorption band
  • water vapor absorption band
  • water-vaper absorption band
  • absorption band of water vapour
  • band of water vapour

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
  • Rayonnements électromagnétiques
DEF

bandes de la vapeur d'eau : Bandes sombres dans le spectre solaire dues à l'absorption du rayonnement solaire par la vapeur d'eau contenue dans l'atmosphère terrestre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Física de la atmósfera
  • Radiación electromagnética
DEF

bandas espectrales del vapor de agua: Bandas oscuras en el espectro solar causadas por la absorción de la radiación solar por el vapor de agua contenido en la atmósfera terrestre.

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