Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 41, Issue 4, 0401003(2021)

Simultaneous Measurement of Total Atmospheric Transmittance and Precipitable Water Vapor at Night

Jiuming Cheng1,2,3, Jianyu Li1,3、**, Chaolong Cui1,3、***, Yao Huang1,3, Congming Dai1,3, and Honghua Huang1,3、*
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  • 1Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Optics, Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui 230031, China
  • 2Science Island Branch, Graduate School, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
  • 3Anhui Laboratory of Advanced Laser Technology, Hefei, Anhui 230037, China
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    In order to simultaneously obtain the total atmospheric transmittance and precipitable water vapor at night under clear sky and cloudless view conditions, a research platform for stellar radiation measurement is built by combining telescope, multi-band filter, and near infrared enhanced CCD radiometer. First, the stellar radiation is collected by telescope. The radiation is filtered by sub-band filter, and the star image is collected by CCD. The gray value of the acquired image is further extracted, and the total atmospheric transmittance is calculated by Langley calibration method. At the same time, the precipitable water vapor is calculated by using the improved Langley method. The measurement results are compared with those of lidar and microwave radiometer to verify the reliability of the measurement method. The work in this paper enriches the means of simultaneous measurement of total atmospheric transmittance and precipitable water vapor at night, and has certain application value for space remote sensing and meteorological research.

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    Jiuming Cheng, Jianyu Li, Chaolong Cui, Yao Huang, Congming Dai, Honghua Huang. Simultaneous Measurement of Total Atmospheric Transmittance and Precipitable Water Vapor at Night[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2021, 41(4): 0401003

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    Paper Information

    Category: Atmospheric Optics and Oceanic Optics

    Received: Jul. 31, 2020

    Accepted: Sep. 25, 2020

    Published Online: Feb. 25, 2021

    The Author Email: Li Jianyu (lijianyu@aiofm.ac.cn), Cui Chaolong (clcui@aiofm.ac.cn), Huang Honghua (hhhuang@aiofm.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS202141.0401003

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