absorption spectrum

I really liked the idea of using IR for remote sensing...I found a doorway to some answers about what wavelengths might be usable for pure water. Then of course add in the effects of particulate matter of some given size, along with microscopic plankton type things and one could get an idea. Try http://ece.ogi.edu/omlc/spectra/water/abs/index.html, I included a graph from Hale and Querry if that helps at all. Sorry to all those using shell accounts (never touch them myself`!) if they have trouble reading this mail. Any easy way to solve the problem?