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Atmospheric Spectroscopy Laboratory
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L.
Larrabee Strow
Professor
of Physics
UMBC
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| Email: |
strow@umbc.edu |
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| Phone: |
410-455-2528 |
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| Office: |
Physics 429 |
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| Address: |
Physics Department
1000 Hilltop Circle
Baltimore, MD 21250 |
Secretary: |
Kathleen Wimpling
410-455-2513
wimpling@umbc.edu |
Welcome to my personal home page. Relevant links to my work
at
UMBC are found in the left margin of this page. More information
about my research can be found on my group home page, the Atmospheric Spectroscopy Laboratory.
Research Interests
A major part of our research is involved in the development
of a
new satellite instrument (Atmospheric Infrared Sounder -
AIRS) for the measurement of long-term global climate
change. We are participating in the instrument design, and
developing algorithms for the retrieval of atmospheric parameters from
the satellite measured radiances. AIRS is a major new instrument that
will also be used to improve numerical weather forecasts.
I am also developing a new facility on Mauna Loa in Hawaii to
measure upper atmosphere thermal radiances in the mid- to far-IR. The
infrared interferometer and micropulse lidar is being developed in
collaboration with NOAA's
ETL Laboratory. NOAA has
an observatory at 11,000 ft. on Mauna Loa, allowing us to observe
infrared emission of upper tropospheric water vapor that cannot be
observed at sea level. In addition, this instrument will provide
unparalleled measurements of thin cirrus emission. Both upper
tropospheric water vapor and thin cirrus are two climate parameters
that are not well understood, or well measured. We will be able to
operate this instrument from UMBC remotely over the internet. We hope
to deploy this instrument package on Mauna Loa in the Spring 2001.
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