Attempt to assess astronomical "seeing" using a model

Astrophysics and Space Science

Volumn 239, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 237-245

  Benkhaldoun, Z ^a   Jabiri, A ^a   Vernin, J ^b  

^a CADI AYYAD UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Astronomical seeing; Modelling; Seeing forecast

Indexed keywords

EID: 0008545078     PISSN: 0004640X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00645778     Document Type: Article

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