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  • Title: Measurement of H2O broadening of O2 A-band transitions and implications for atmospheric remote sensing.
    Author: Vess EM, Wallace CJ, Campbell HM, Awadalla VE, Hodges JT, Long DA, Havey DK.
    Journal: J Phys Chem A; 2012 Apr 26; 116(16):4069-73. PubMed ID: 22452330.
    Abstract:
    We present laboratory measurements of H(2)O-broadened (16)O(2) A-band (b(1)Σ(g)(+) ← X(3)Σ(g)(-)(0,0)) absorption spectra acquired with a laser-based photoacoustic spectroscopy method. This absorption band is widely used in a variety of high-precision atmospheric remote sensing applications. We report H(2)O broadening parameters for six of the strongest transitions in this band, and we show that these measured values are nominally 1.5-2 times greater than the corresponding air-broadening parameters. Simulations of atmospheric transmission spectra in the O(2) A-band that incorporate our measured H(2)O broadening parameters indicate that H(2)O present at concentrations typically found in the Earth's atmosphere can influence the column-integrated transmission relative to the dry air case. Further, because of spatial and seasonal variations in humidity, failure to account for the enhanced H(2)O pressure broadening effects can lead to concomitant biases in atmospheric O(2) A-band retrievals of quantities such as surface pressure and path length in greenhouse gas retrievals.
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