UNIVERSITY-OF-DENVER INFRARED SPECTRAL ATLASES

Atmospheric and laboratory atlases of high-resolution infrared absorpt ion spectra have been generated from data obtained with the University of Denver Michelson-type interferometer balloon-borne spectrometer sy stems. The main objectives of the atlas work have been the identificat ion and the detailed analysis of stratospheric infrared high-resolutio n spectral features. The stratospheric atlases cover many spectral int ervals and provide tables of line positions and species identification s. High Sun spectra are used for identification of solar lines. Latest editions of these atlases include selected sections in the 760-1950- and 800-1700-cm(-1) regions at 0.02- and 0.002-cm(-1) resolutions, res pectively. In addition to the stratospheric atlases, ground-based and laboratory spectral atlases have also been The laboratory spectra of m any molecules relevant to stratospheric chemistry have been A number o f ongoing spectroscopic studies have been developed on the basis of th e atlas work, including studies of solar and atmospheric spectral feat ures. (C) 1996 Optical Society of America