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The technique using a ground-based infrared broad-band scanning radiometer to measure temperature profiles in the boundary layer is suggested. The methods for retrieving and reducing its errors are discussed, and that of correction to water vapour absorption is also given.
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Liu, C. Remote sensing of temperature profiles in the boundary layer. Adv. Atmos. Sci. 5, 67–73 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02657347
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02657347