Thirty meter telescope site testing i: Overview

Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific

Volumn 121, Issue 878, 2009, Pages 384-395

  Schock M ^a   Els, S ^b   Riddle, R ^c   Skidmore, W ^c   Travouillon, T ^c   Blum, R ^d   Bustos, E ^b   Chanan, G ^e   Djorgovski, S G ^f   Gillett, P ^c   Gregory, B ^b   Nelson, J ^g   Otarola A ^c   Seguel, J ^b   Vasquez, J ^b   Walker, A ^b   Walker, D ^b   Wang, L ^c  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b CERRO TOLOLO INTER AMERICAN OBSERVATORY   (Chile)

^c TMT Observatory Corporation   (Canada)

^d NATIONAL OPTICAL ASTRONOMY OBSERVATORY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 67650691166     PISSN: 00046280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/599287     Document Type: Article

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