References and publications

References on the forward model suite STRANSAC and 4A at LMD

Scott, N.A., 1974: A direct method of computation of transmission function of an inhomogeneous gaseous medium: description of the method and influence of various factors. J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transfer, 14, 691-707.
Scott, N.A. and A. Chédin, 1981: A fast line-by-line method for atmospheric absorption computations: The Automatized Atmospheric Absorption Atlas. J. Appl. Meteor., 20,556-564.
Tournier, B., R. Armante, and N. A. Scott, 1995: STRANSAC-93 et 4A-93: Développement et validation des nouvelles version des codes de transfert radiatif pour application au projet IASI. Internal Rep. LMD, No. 201, LMD/CNRS, Ecole Polytechnique, PALAISEAU, France.
Chéruy, F., N.A. Scott, R. Armante, B. Tournier, and A. Chédin, 1995: Contribution to the development of radiative transfer models for high spectral resolution observations in the infrared. J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transfer, 53, 597-611.
Jacquinet-Husson, N. et al., 1999: The 1997 spectroscopic GEISA data bank. J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transfer, 62, 205-254.

Other Relevant References

Jacquinet-Husson, N., N. A. Scott, A. Chédin, and A. A. Chursin, 2003: The GEISA spectroscopic database system revisited for IASI direct radiative transfer modelling. Atmospheric and Oceanic Optics, 16, N°3, 256-282.
Chédin, A., et al., 1985: The Improved Initialization Inversion Method: A High Resolution Physical Method fo r Temperature Retrievals from Satellites of the TIROS-N Series. J. Appl. Meteor., 24, 128-144.
Perrin, M. Y., and J. M. Hartmann, 1989: Temperature-dependent measurements and modeling of absorption by CO2-N2 mixtures in the far line wings of the 4.3 microns CO2 band. . J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transfer, 42, 311-317.
Clough, S. A., F. X. Kneizys, and R. W. Davies, 1989: Line shape and the water vapor continuum. Atmos. Res., 23, 229-241.
Clough, S. A., 1995: The water vapor continuum and its role in remote sensing. Optical Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere, Vol. 2, OSA Technical Digest Series, (Optical Society of America, Washington, DC, 1995), 76-78.
Lafferty W. J., A.M. Solodov, A. Weber, W.B. Olson, and J.M. Hartmann 1996: Infrared collision-induced absorption by N2 near 4.3 microns for applications in the atmosphere. Measurements and empirical modelling. Appl. Opt., 35, 5911-5917.
Thibault F., V. Menoux, R. Le Doucen, L. Rosenmann, J.M. Hartmann, and C.Boulet, 1997: Infrared collision-induced absorption by O2 near 6.4 microns for atmospheric applications: measurements and empirical modelling. Appl.Opt., 36, 563-567.
Gamache R. R., S. Kennedy, R. Hawkins, and L. S. Rothman, 2000: Total Internal Partition Sums for Molecules in the Terrestrial Atmosphere. J. Mol. Struct., 517-518, 413-431.
Rodrigues, R., 1998: Interferences entre raies et relaxation du moment angulaire de rotation dans des spectres infrarouges de CO2. Mesures, modélisations à l'aide d'une loi d'échelle et application à des branches Q atmosphériques. Thèse de Doctorat, Université Paris XI, France.
Snyder, W.C., et al.,1998: Classification-based emissivity for land surface temperature measurement from space. Int. J. Remote Sensing, vol. 19, 2753-2774.

References on Validations campaigns

Garand, L., et al., 2001: Radiance and Jacobian intercomparison of radiative transfer models applied to HIRS and AMSU channels. J. Geophys.Res., 106, 24017-24032.
Chédin A, Fischer H, Kunzi K, Spankuch D, Scott NA, 1988: Report on the ITRA/IRC campaign and Workshop, University of Maryland, 12-14 March 1986. Chédin et al. Eds.
Luther, F. A., R. G. Ellingson, Y. Fouquart, S. Fels, N. A. Scott, and W. J. Wiscombe. "Intercomparison of Radiation Codes in Climate Models (ICRCCM): Longwave Clear-Sky Results-A Workshop Summary."
American Meteorological Society Bulletin 69:40-48.
Soden B, Tjemkes S, Schmetz J, Saunders R, Bates J, Ellingson B, Engelen R, Garand L, Jackson D, Jedlovec G, Kleespies T, Randel D, Rayer P, Salathe E, Schwarzkopf D, Scott NA, Sohn B, de Souza-Machado S, Strow L, Tobin D, Turner D, vanDelst P, Wehr T, 2000:
An intercomparison of radiation codes for retrieving upper tropospheric humidity in the 6.3 micron band: A report from the first Gvap Workshop.
American Meteorological Society Bulletin, 81, 797-808.
Tjemkes S, T Patterson, R Rizzi, M W Shephard, S A Clough, J D Haigh, M Hvpfner, S Payan, A Trotsenko, N.A. Scott, P Rayer, J Taylor, C Clerbaux, L L Strow, S DeSouza-Machado, D Tobin and R Knuteson, 2003.
J.Quant.Spectr.Rad.Trans, 77, N°4, 433-455.
HIS Spectra, 2000 : Dr Robert Knuteson et al, Un. Wisconsin, private communication for the EUMETSAT Intercomparison exercise.
ARIES spectra, 2000: Dr John Taylor, UKMO, private communication for the EUMETSAT Intercomparison exercise.