The Atmospheric Spectrum

Atmospheric spectra showing absorption features of each molecule. Spectra are calculated using the RFM line-by-line model with HITRAN line data and US Standard Atmosphere absorber profiles.

Last Modified: 22APR03

Click on map to zoom in to a particular spectral region. Note that only the strongest absorbers (listed at top) are plotted, but this list changes according to selected spectral region. Click on list of molecule names to get full range spectrum for a particular molecule.

Zenith Sky Optical Thickness Spectrum

H2O	CO2	O3	N2O	CO	CH4	O2	NO	SO2	NO2	NH3
HNO3	OH	HF	HCL	HBR	HI	CLO	OCS	H2CO	HOCL	N2
HCN	CH3CL	H2O2	C2H2	C2H6	PH3	COF2	H2S	F11	F12	F13
F14	F21	F22	F113	F114	F115	CCL4	CLONO2	N2O5	HNO4	SF6

Limb Radiance Spectrum for 12km Tan.Ht.

H2O	CO2	O3	N2O	CO	CH4	O2	NO	SO2	NO2	NH3
HNO3	OH	HF	HCL	HBR	HI	CLO	OCS	H2CO	HOCL	N2
HCN	CH3CL	H2O2	C2H2	C2H6	PH3	COF2	H2S	F11	F12	F13
F14	F21	F22	F113	F114	F115	CCL4	CLONO2	N2O5	HNO4	SF6

These web-pages were created using IDL software written by Neil Humpage (St Anne's) and Simon Wall (St John's) as part of a physics department undergraduate vacation project April 2003, supervised by Anu Dudhia.