Using Telluric Lines to Measure Atmospheric Gases and Climate Change

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This discussion centers on the application of telluric lines for measuring atmospheric gases and their correlation with Earth temperature variations. The use of telluric lines can provide insights into gas abundance and heat transfer, particularly regarding CO2's impact on climate change. While this method may not achieve the precision of direct measurements, it offers a complementary approach to understanding atmospheric dynamics and climate effects.

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http://webusers.ct.astro.it/gca/papers/telluric.pdf

Would it be possible to use telluric lines to give accurate measurements of atmospheric gases along with synchronous Earth temperature measurements, thus giving an index for gas abundance and variation of heat transfer through same gases thus giving us a better way to
find effects of CO2 etc on climate change?
 
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It is probably not as accurate as direct measurements.
 

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