Accession Number:

ADA067942

Title:

FASCODE Computer Program Predictions of Typical NO2 Stack Plume Spectral Radiative Properties as Viewed from Space,

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

VISIDYNE INC BURLINGTON MASS

Personal Author(s):

• Smith,H. J. P.
• Gardner,M. E.
• Dube,D. J.

Report Date:

1979-01-01

Pagination or Media Count:

17.0

Abstract:

The FASCODE computer program has been exercised to determine the spectrum of a given NO2 stack plume in the nu1 nu2 intercombination band at 3.4 micrometers as viewed form a space platform. The signal-to-background has been characterized both for the atmospheric radiance alone and for a black body earth as background and for the sum of both. Some comments are added concerning the reliability of the prediction and possible future work. Author

Descriptors:

• *COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
• *EMISSION SPECTRA
• *PLUMES
• *SMOKE STACKS
• INFRARED DETECTION
• SPACE SYSTEMS
• AIR POLLUTION
• MONITORING
• RADIATION ATTENUATION
• NITROGEN OXIDES
• ATMOSPHERES

Subject Categories:

• Infrared Detection and Detectors

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE