Measurement of optical seeing on the high antarctic plateau

Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series

Volumn 134, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 161-172

  Marks, R D ^a   Vernin, J ^b   Azouit, M ^b   Manigault, J F ^b   Clevelin, C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

^c Antarctic Support Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric effects; Balloons; Instrumentation: miscellaneous; Methods: observational; Site testing

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746955751     PISSN: 03650138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/aas:1999100     Document Type: Article

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