Notes Revised ultraviolet absorption cross sections of H2CO for the HITRAN database

Chance, K., and J. Orphal (2011), Notes Revised ultraviolet absorption cross sections of H2CO for the HITRAN database, J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transfer, 112, 1509-1510, doi:10.1016/j.jqsrt.2011.02.002.
Abstract

A revised set of temperature-dependent absorption cross sections for ultraviolet (UV) measurements of formaldehyde (H2CO) has been derived from two existing sets of laboratory cross sections, one using a Fourier transform spectrometer (FTS), and one using a grating instrument. This is conducted to satisfy the recommendation of the HITRAN Advisory Committee to provide a dataset with the spectral resolution and wavelength calibration of Fourier transform spectrometer measurements with the better intensity calibration that the grating measurements obtained. The re-scaled cross sections are now in the HITRAN database, and are recommended for use in atmospheric measurements and modeling, including photolysis calculations.

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