Site testing at astronomical sites: Evaluation of seeing using satellite-based data

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Volumn 419, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 3081-3091

  Cavazzani, S ^a   Ortolani, S ^a   Zitelli, V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atmospheric effects; Methods: statistical; Site testing; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC EFFECTS; CANARY ISLANDS; GEOSTATIONARY OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITES; GROUND-BASED DATA; METHODS:STATISTICAL; NIGHT TIME; PARANAL; REMOTE SOUNDING; SITE EVALUATION; SITE-TESTING;

GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES;

EID: 84855612102     PISSN: 00358711     EISSN: 13652966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2011.19949.x     Document Type: Article

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