Extinction and standardization corrections to infrared measurements are of the utmost importance in astronomy. Various views on these concepts and problems of implementation in infrared photometry are discussed thoroughly and recommendations are presented. Among these are: the adoption of narrower broad-band "Johnson" filters that are better centered in the atmospheric water windows than is currently the case; the measurements of atmospheric water vapor content concurrent with the astronomical measurements; the use of appropriate atmospheric models to treat the extinction adequately; and the publication of complete details of the systemic passbands and their transformability to other systems. To conclude the volume, R. Bell summarizes and comments on the contributions to the symposium, and the editor adds a concluding postscript on post-meeting developments and perspectives.

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Book Title: Infrared Extinction and Standardization
Book Subtitle: Proceedings of two Sessions of IAU Commissions 25 and 9 Held at Baltimore, Maryland, USA, August 4, 1988
Editors: E. F. Milone
Series Title: Lecture Notes in Physics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-51610-7
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1989
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-13713-0Published: 23 August 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-46710-6Published: 13 September 2005
Series ISSN: 0075-8450
Series E-ISSN: 1616-6361
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IV, 79
Number of Illustrations: 8 b/w illustrations
Topics: Astronomy, Observations and Techniques, Astrophysics and Astroparticles, Geophysics/Geodesy, Solid State Physics, Spectroscopy and Microscopy

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