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Table 8 Observational parameters (Y 12–Y 15) for TCWV retrieval

From: Feasibility of retrieving dust properties and total column water vapor from solar spectra measured using a lander camera on Mars

Parameter (Y)

Relationship with measured quantities

Y 12

D 2

P 12/P 13

DSR(λ W )/DSR(λ S )

Y 13

S 2

P 15/P 16

SSR(λ W , χ W )/SSR(λ S , χ W )

Y 14

D 3

P 12/[ αP 13 + βP 14]

DSR(λ W )/[ αDSR(λ S ) + βDSR(λ L )]

Y 15

S 3

P 15/[ αP 16 + βP 17]

SSR(λ W , χ W )/[ αSSR(λ S , χ W ) + βSSR(λ L , χ W )]

  1. α = (λ L  − λ W )/(λ L  − λ S ), β = (λ W  − λ S )/(λ L  − λ S )
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