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Description of SHARC: The Strategic High-Altitude Radiance Code. (1998)

Abstract
The Strategic High-Altitude Radiance Code (SHARC) is a new computer code that calculates atmospheric radiation and transmittance for paths from 60 to 300 km altitude in the 2-40 microns spectral region. It models radiation due to NLTE (Non-Local Thermodynamic Equilibrium) molecular emissions. This initial version of SHARC includes the five strongest IR radiators, NO, CO, H sub 2 ), O sub 3, and CO sub 2. This report describes the code and models used to calculate the NLTE molecular populations and the resulting atmospheric radiance. The SHARC Manual is reproduced in the appendix. Keywords: Infrared radiation; Band radiance; Line-by-line; Atmospheric radiance; Mesosphere, Thermosphere. (kr)

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Mitarbeiter GEOPHYSICS LAB (AFSC) HANSCOM AFB MA
Archiv Defense Technical Information Center OAI-PMH Repository (United States)
Keywords COMPUTER PROGRAMMING AND SOFTWARE, OPTICS, *COMPUTER PROGRAM DOCUMENTATION, *INFRARED RADIATION, ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS, COMPUTER PROGRAMS, EMISSION SPECTRA, MESOSPHERE, MODELS, MOLECULAR PROPERTIES, MOLECULES, POPULATION, RADIANCE, RADIATION, RADIATORS(GENERAL), THERMOSPHERE, TRANSMITTANCE.
Sprache eng