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Atmospheric Absorption/Emission Observations - AFGL Program (DSI-9703)
tabular digital data
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Atmospheric Absorption/Emission Observations is historical digital data
set DSI-9703, archived at the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). This data
file contains a compilation developed by the U.S. Air Force Geophysics
Laboratory (AFGL) for spectroscopic data of several gases occurring naturally
in the terrestrial atmosphere. The gases included in this compilation are
carbon dioxide, ozone, nitrous oxide, carbon monoxide, water vapor, methane
and oxygen. The spectral region covered extends from one micrometer to the far
infrared and data are presented on more than 100,000 spectral lines. These line
data are sufficient to calculate infrared and visible transmissions through
atmospheric paths. The major parameters included in the data file are line
center, transition intensity, half-width, lower-state energy, upper vibration
level, lower vibration level, upper rotational quantum, lower rotational
quantum, isotope code, and molecular identification.
To make a wide range of climatic data available to researchers and the
public.
data set
C00057
OZONEMETERS
PYRRADIOMETERS
GROUND STATIONS
National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
19800201
19870531
Ground Condition
As Needed
-180.0
180.0
90.0
-90.0
ISO 19115 Topic Category
climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
004
environment
007
DIF Discipline Keyword Thesaurus
Earth Sciences > Atmosphere > Meteorology
Earth Sciences > Atmosphere > Climatology
Earth Sciences > Atmosphere > Weather
GCMD Sciences Keyword Valids
EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > ABSORPTION
EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > TRANSMITTANCE
EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > ATMOSPHERIC EMITTED RADIATION
EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY/CARBON AND HYDROCARBON COMPOUNDS > CARBON DIOXIDE
EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY/CARBON AND HYDROCARBON COMPOUNDS > CARBON MONOXIDE
EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY/CARBON AND HYDROCARBON COMPOUNDS > METHANE
EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > AIR QUALITY > NITROGEN OXIDES
EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > AIR QUALITY > TROPOSPHERIC OZONE
EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > AIR QUALITY > CARBON MONOXIDE
EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY/OXYGEN COMPOUNDS > OXYGEN
EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY/OXYGEN COMPOUNDS > OZONE
EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR
GCMD Location Valids
GLOBAL
GCMD Location Valids
TROPOSPHERE
LAND SURFACE
GROUND STATIONS
OZONEMETERS
GROUND STATIONS
SPECTROMETERS
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Completeness information not available.
Not derived from another source.
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For technical details and additional documentation,
the user should contact the responsible agency.
1. HITRAN DATABASE. The AFGL Atmospheric Line
Parameters Compilation and the AFGL Trace Gas
Compilation are contained in this database. The
main line compilation of spectroscopic data is in
the spectral region 0 to 17,900 cm-1 for 7 major
infrared active gases (H2O, CO, O3, N2O, CO2, CH2,
02, and their isotopic variants). The trace gas
compilation is for 21 other active gases (NO, SO2,
NO2, NH3, HNO3, OH, HF, HCI, HBR, HI, CIO, OCS,
HOCI, N2 HCN, CH3, CI, H2O2, C2H2, C2H6, and PH3)
from 0 to 10,000 cm-1. There are four fixed length
files: the first is 80 characters per record with
758 records; the second is 5100 characters per
record with 6711 records; the third is 80 characters
per record with 56 records; and the last file is
5100 characters per record with 56 records; and the
last file is 5100 characters per record with 218
records. Requests for details about the contents or
user instructions can be forwarded to the;
Responsible agency: Air Force Geophysics Lab
Laurence S. Rothman
Infrared Physics Branch
Optical Physics Division
Hanscom AYE
Bedford, MA 01731
Telephone: 617-377-2336
2. AFGL LOWTRAN 6. A Fortran program for predicting
atmospheric transmittance and the thermal radiation
emitted by the atmosphere and earth from 350 to
40,000 cm-1 at a spectral resolution of 20cm-1. The
program is based on the LOWTRAN 5 (1980) computer
code. Solar/lunar scattered radiation has been
added to the code, as well as new spherical
refractive geometry subroutines and an improved
water vapor continuum model. Other modifications
include a wind-dependent maritime aerosol model, a
vertical structure aerosol model, a cirrus cloud
model, and a rain model. The computer code contains
representative (geographical and seasonal)
atmospheric models and representative aerosol models
with an option to replace them with user-derived or
measured values. The program can be run in one of
three modes, namely, to compute only atmospheric
transmittance, to compute atmospheric transmittance
and radiance, or to compute atmospheric
transmittance, atmospheric radiance, and scattered
solar/lunar background radiance for a given slant
path geometry. NCDC has limited documentation.
Responsible agency: Air Force Geophysics Lab
Frank X. Kneizys (OPI)
Hanscom AFB
Bedford, MA 01731
(617) 377-3654
3. LOWTRAN 5 modified. A Fortran program that is a
modification of the AFGL LOWTRAN 5. The major
change is an increase in spectral resolution to
5cm-1. NCDC has documentation.
Responsible agency: Naval Weapons Center
Dr. Jon Wunderlich
Optical Signatures Program
Office
Code 39403
China Lake, CA 93555
4. SOLTRAN. A Fortran program that is a modification
of the AFGL LOWTRAN 5. The program produces a
direct normal terrestrial solar spectrum. NCDC has
documentation (a flyer plus the LOWTRAN 5
documentation).
Responsible agency: SERI
Richard E. Byrd
1617 Cole Blvd.
Golden, CO 80401
5. FASCOD2 or Fast Atmospheric Signature Code. A
Fortran program (that replaces all previous versions
of FASCODE) with a fast, efficient algorithm for
line by line calculations of radiance and
transmittance. NCDC has limited documentation.
Responsible agency: Air Force Geophysics Lab
Shepard A. Clough (OPT)
Hanscom AFE
Bedford, MA 01731
(617) 377-2337
FASCOD2 FILE FORMAT
FILE # (chars): 0
FILE DESCRIPTION: Program RDPK
BLOCKS: 105
BLOCKING FACTOR*: 1
LOGICAL RECORD LENGTH (chars): 80
FILE NAME ON OUTPUT OF RDPK: RDPK
FILE # (chars): 1
FILE DESCRIPTION: Program FASCOD2
BLOCKS: 671
BLOCKING FACTOR*: 1
LOGICAL RECORD LENGTH (chars): 80
FILE NAME ON OUTPUT OF RDPK: FASC2
FILE # (chars): 2
FILE DESCRIPTION: Subroutine FSCATM
BLOCKS: 199
BLOCKING FACTOR*: 20
LOGICAL RECORD LENGTH (chars): 80
FILE NAME ON OUTPUT OF RDPK: FSCATM
FILE # (chars): 3
FILE DESCRIPTION: Subroutine LOWTRN
BLOCKS: 277
BLOCKING FACTOR*: 20
LOGICAL RECORD LENGTH (chars): 80
FILE NAME ON OUTPUT OF RDPK: LOWTRN
FILE # (chars): 4
FILE DESCRIPTION: Program BCDMRG
BLOCKS: 36
BLOCKING FACTOR*: 20
LOGICAL RECORD LENGTH (chars): 80
FILE NAME ON OUTPUT OF RDPK: BCDMRG
FILE # (chars): 5
FILE DESCRIPTION: Program MAKER
BLOCKS: 73
BLOCKING FACTOR*: 20
LOGICAL RECORD LENGTH (chars): 80
FILE NAME ON OUTPUT OF RDPK: MAKER
FILE # (chars): 6
FILE DESCRIPTION: Segment Directives
BLOCKS: 6
BLOCKING FACTOR*: 20
LOGICAL RECORD LENGTH (chars): 80
FILE NAME ON OUTPUT OF RDPK: INPTFL (1)
FILE # (chars): 7
FILE DESCRIPTION: Input for FASDOC2 (case 1)
BLOCKS: 1
BLOCKING FACTOR*: 20
LOGICAL RECORD LENGTH (chars): 80
FILE NAME ON OUTPUT OF RDPK: INPTFL (2)
FILE # (chars): 8
FILE DESCRIPTION: Input for BCDMRG
BLOCKS: 1
BLOCKING FACTOR*: 20
LOGICAL RECORD LENGTH (chars): 80
FILE NAME ON OUTPUT OF RDPK: INPTFL (3)
FILE # (chars): 9
FILE DESCRIPTION: Input for FASCOD2 (case 2)
BLOCKS: 2
BLOCKING FACTOR*: 20
LOGICAL RECORD LENGTH (chars): 80
FILE NAME ON OUTPUT OF RDPK: INPTFL (4)
FILE # (chars): 10
FILE DESCRIPTION: Input for FASCOD2 (case 3)
BLOCKS: 2
BLOCKING FACTOR*: 20
LOGICAL RECORD LENGTH (chars): 80
FILE NAME ON OUTPUT OF RDPK: INPTFL (5)
FILE # (chars): 11
FILE DESCRIPTION: Input for FASCOD2 (case 4)
BLOCKS: 11
BLOCKING FACTOR*: 20
LOGICAL RECORD LENGTH (chars): 80
FILE NAME ON OUTPUT OF RDPK: INPTFL (6)
FILE # (chars): 12
FILE DESCRIPTION: Input for FASCOD (case 5)
BLOCKS: 5
BLOCKING FACTOR*: 20
LOGICAL RECORD LENGTH (chars): 80
FILE NAME ON OUTPUT OF RDPK: INPTFL (7)
FILE # (chars): 13
FILE DESCRIPTION: Input for FASCOD (case 6)
BLOCKS: 1
BLOCKING FACTOR*: 20
LOGICAL RECORD LENGTH (chars): 80
FILE NAME ON OUTPUT OF RDPK: INPTFL (8)
FILE # (chars): 14
FILE DESCRIPTION: Input for FASCOD (case 7)
BLOCKS: 7
BLOCKING FACTOR*: 20
LOGICAL RECORD LENGTH (chars): 80
FILE NAME ON OUTPUT OF RDPK: INPTFL (9)
FILE # (chars): 15
FILE DESCRIPTION: Vibrational temp file
BLOCKS: 67
BLOCKING FACTOR*: 20
LOGICAL RECORD LENGTH (chars): 80
FILE NAME ON OUTPUT OF RDPK: VIBTMP
FILE # (chars): 16
FILE DESCRIPTION: Segmented Load Map
BLOCKS: 178
BLOCKING FACTOR*: 10
LOGICAL RECORD LENGTH (chars): 140
FILE NAME ON OUTPUT OF RDPK: OUTPFL (1)
FILE # (chars): 17
FILE DESCRIPTION: Output from FASCOD (case 1)
BLOCKS: 25
BLOCKING FACTOR*: 10
LOGICAL RECORD LENGTH (chars):140
FILE NAME ON OUTPUT OF RDPK: OUTPFL (2)
FILE # (chars): 18
FILE DESCRIPTION: Output from BCDMRG
BLOCKS: 3
BLOCKING FACTOR*: 10
LOGICAL RECORD LENGTH (chars): 140
FILE NAME ON OUTPUT OF RDPK: OUTPFL (3)
FILE # (chars): 19
FILE DESCRIPTION: OUtput from FASCOD (case 2)
BLOCKS: 282
BLOCKING FACTOR*: 10
LOGICAL RECORD LENGTH (chars):140
FILE NAME ON OUTPUT OF RDPK: OUTPFL (4)
FILE # (chars): 20
FILE DESCRIPTION: Output from FASCOD (case 3)
BLOCKS: 221
BLOCKING FACTOR*: 10
LOGICAL RECORD LENGTH (chars): 140
FILE NAME ON OUTPUT OF RDPK: OUTPFL (5)
FILE # (chars): 21
FILE DESCRIPTION: Output from FASCOD (case 4)
BLOCKS: 588
BLOCKING FACTOR*: 10
LOGICAL RECORD LENGTH (chars): 140
FILE NAME ON OUTPUT OF RDPK: OUTPFL (6)
FILE # (chars): 22
FILE DESCRIPTION: Output from FASCOD (case 5)
BLOCKS: 188
BLOCKING FACTOR*: 10
LOGICAL RECORD LENGTH (chars): 100
FILE NAME ON OUTPUT OF RDPK: OUTPFL (7)
FILE # (chars): 23
FILE DESCRIPTION: OUtput from FASCOD (case 6)
BLOCKS: 102
BLOCKING FACTOR*: 10
LOGICAL RECORD LENGTH (chars): 140
FILE NAME ON OUTPUT OF RDPK: OUTPFL (8)
FILE # (chars): 24
FILE DESCRIPTION: Output from FASCOD (case 7)
BLOCKS: 428
BLOCKING FACTOR*: 10
LOGICAL RECORD LENGTH (chars): 140
FILE NAME ON OUTPUT OF RDPK: OUTPFL (9)
FILE # (chars): 25
FILE DESCRIPTION: Line File: 1900:000-1999.999 cm^-1
BLOCKS: 35
BLOCKING FACTOR*: 40
LOGICAL RECORD LENGTH (chars): 80
FILE NAME ON OUTPUT OF RDPK: LINFIL (1)
FILE # (chars): 26
FILE DESCRIPTION: LIne File: 2000.000-2099.999 cm^-1
BLOCKS: 99
BLOCKING FACTOR*: 40
LOGICAL RECORD LENGTH (chars): 80
FILE NAME ON OUTPUT OF RDPK: LINFIL (2)
FILE # (chars): 27
FILE DESCRIPTION: Line File: 2100.000-2199.999 cm^-1
BLOCKS: 147
BLOCKING FACTOR*: 40
LOGICAL RECORD LENGTH (chars): 80
FILE NAME ON OUTPUT OF RDPK: LINFIL (3)
FILE # (chars): 28
FILE DESCRIPTION: Line File: 2200.000-2299.999 cm^-1
BLOCKS: 230
BLOCKING FACTOR*: 40
LOGICAL RECORD LENGTH (chars): 80
FILE NAME ON OUTPUT OF RDPK: LINFIL (4)
*Blocking factor = number of logical records per physical record.
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DSI-9703
Every effort has been made to ensure that these data are accurate and
reliable within the limits of current NOAA quality control procedures. NOAA can
only certify that the data provided to its customers is an authentic copy of the
records which were accepted for inclusion in NOAA archives. NOAA cannot assume
liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in the data, nor as
a result of the failure of the data to function on a particular system. NOAA
makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution
constitute such a warranty.
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National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Customer Service
Mailing and physical
151 Patton Avenue
Room 120
Asheville
North Carolina
28801-5001
USA
828-271-4800
828-271-4876
NCDC.Orders@noaa.gov
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