A comparison of possible Antarctic telescope locations

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6267 I, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Swain, M R ^a   Gallee H ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR ASTRONOMIE   (Germany)

^b LABORATOIRE DE GLACIOLOGIE ET GÉOPHYSIQUE DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Dome C; Seeing; Site testing; Water vapor

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; THERMAL EFFECTS; VISION; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ANTARTICA; DOME C; SITE TESTING; WATER VAPOR;

OPTICAL TELESCOPES;

EID: 33749243908     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.670657     Document Type: Conference Paper

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