19–21 May 2014
Palazzo del Bo
Europe/Rome timezone
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Atmospheric Monitoring With An Infrared Radiometer

21 May 2014, 11:55
20m
Aula Nievo (Palazzo del Bo)

Aula Nievo

Palazzo del Bo

Via 8 Febbraio 1848, 2, 35122 Padua, Italy

Speaker

Dr Michael Daniel (University of Liverpool)

Description

The molecular atmosphere has a number of windows where it is effectively transparent to electromagnetic radiation, one of these being in the infrared 8-14 micron region. The presence of clouds and aerosols, which are more effective emitters of infrared radiation, in the atmosphere show up as an increase in the effective brightness temperature compared to the clear sky. This talk will cover the results from operating a scanning radiometer at the H.E.S.S. site in Namibia in determining atmospheric conditions.

Primary author

Dr Michael Daniel (University of Liverpool)

Co-author

Prof. Paula Chadwick (University of Durham)

Presentation materials