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The goal of SPECTRE was to establish a reference standard against which to compare models, and also to drastically reduce the uncertainties in humidity, aerosol, etc., which radiation modelers had invoked in the past to excuse disagreements with observations. In order to avoid the high cost and sampling problems associated with aircraft, SPECTRE was designed to be a surface-based program. The SPECTRE was a tightly coordinated team effort funded by two umbrella proposals (one to DOE, one to NASA) assembled by the authors. Highly experienced subteams carried out the three main functions: spectrometer, remote, and in situ measurements. Chosen spectrometers: a large wavelength range (3-18 ?m); high spectral resolution (1 cm-1 or better) cryogenic cooling of the detectors; and routine blackbody calibration in the field Contact Information: Robert G. Ellingson Department of Meteorology Florida State University Tallahassee, FL 32306 Phone: (850) 644-6292 Fax: (850) 644-9642 bobe&#64met.fsu.edu For more information, link to "http://www.atmos.umd.edu/~bobe/word_html/spectre_032596_AMS_copy.html" [Summary taken from Robert G. Ellingson's "Spectral Radiance Experiment" report]
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