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Water Vapor Absorption
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The absorption of certain wavelengths of infrared
radiation by atmospheric water
vapor. See absorption
band.
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The water-vapor absorption spectrum is composed of bands near 1.4, 1.8,
2.7, and 6.3 microns and a series of bands beginning at 11 microns and growing
stronger with increasing wavelength. [[/a>|/a>
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This article is based on NASA's Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use
