LAMBERT ABSORPTION-COEFFICIENTS OF WATER IN THE FREQUENCY-RANGE OF 3000-934-CM(-1)

Accurate values for the Lambert absorption coefficients of water have been determined in the atmospherically important frequency region of 3 000-934 cm(-1) (3.333-10.707 mu m). These values were calculated at ev ery 2 wave numbers from linear regression of 13 spectra obtained by us ing both transmission and internal reflection techniques with varying sample thicknesses. Correlation coefficients (R(2)) varied from 0.998 to 0.826 and estimated errors in the measured values ranged from 1% to 10%. Results are compared with those reported earlier from single mea surements.