Measurement of high-resolution total atmospheric transmittance and retrieval of water vapor with laser heterodyne technology

Yinbo HUANG; Zhensong CAO; Xingji LU; Jun HUANG; Qiang LIU; Congming DAI; Honghua HUANG; Wenyue Zhu; Ruizhong RAO; Yingjian WANG

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1007-5461. 2020.04.010

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