Sampling the ground layer of the atmosphere at dome C using fast sonic-anemometers

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7012, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Travouillon, T ^a   Aristidi, E ^b   Fossat, E ^b   Lawrence, J S ^c   Mekarnia, D ^b   Moore, A M ^a   Skidmore, A W ^d   Storey, J W V ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d TMT Observatory Corp   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric effects; Site testing

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC EFFECTS; GROUND LAYER; LONG TERM STATISTICS; SITE TESTING; SONIC ANEMOMETER; TURBULENCE MEASUREMENTS; WIND SPEED;

AIRBORNE TELESCOPES; ANEMOMETERS; DOMES; OPTICAL TELESCOPES; TURBULENCE;

OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS;

EID: 66749175233     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.788503     Document Type: Conference Paper

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