Abstract
Abstract : The general transmissivity equation for computing slant-path molecular absorption spectra is developed and two methods for evaluating this equation, the direct integration and that which assumes a model of the band structure, are discussed. Five band models are discussed and twelve methods for computing molecular absorption based on these band models are presented. Spectra computed by band-model methods are compared with spectra calculated by direct integration of the general transmissivity equation and with open-air field measurements of absorption spectra. Conclusions concerning the capability of band-model methods for predicting slant-path absorption spectra are stated and recommendations for future research are outlined. A summary of open-air field measurements of absorption spectra and laboratory measurements of absorption spectra for homogeneous paths is presented and a computer program for computing the equivalent sea-level path, the Curtis-Godson equivalent pressure, and the absorber concentration for atmospheric slant paths for any model atmosphere is given in appendix I.
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