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The problem of water vapor absorption in the UV spectral range

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The review of literature data and results of a series of experiments, made by the authors, shows that the problem of UV absorption by atmospheric water vapor has not yet been solved satisfactorily. The attempts to propose a reliable model of atmospheric H2O contributions to the attenuation of UV radiation propagating through the atmosphere or for analysis of data obtained with instruments for atmospheric composition monitoring have not been successful. Additional measurements of the spectral dependence of the absorption cross-section within the 200–400 nm range are required.

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Makogon, M.M., Ponomarev, Y.N. & Tikhomirov, B.A. The problem of water vapor absorption in the UV spectral range. Atmos Ocean Opt 26, 45–49 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1024856013010119

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