SODAR Calibration for turbulence profiling in TMT site testing

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6267 I, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Travouillon, T ^a  

^a Thirty Meter Telescope Project   (United States)

Author keywords

Remote sensing; Site testing; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CALIBRATION; HEAT FLUX; INSTRUMENT COMPONENTS; MEASUREMENTS; REMOTE SENSING; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

HEAT MEASUREMENTS; SITE TESTING; TEMPERATURE FLUCTUATION; TURBULENCE PROFILES;

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE;

EID: 33749265625     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.671549     Document Type: Conference Paper

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