Site characteristics of the high Antarctic plateau
Abstract A brief review is given of the major results from the last twenty years of astronomical site-testing in Antarctica. Suggestions are made for how to resolve some outstanding questions, such as the infrared sky background at Antarctic sites other than South Pole station.
| Published in: | Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
2012
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1743921312016614 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S1743921312016614 |
| Summary: | Abstract A brief review is given of the major results from the last twenty years of astronomical site-testing in Antarctica. Suggestions are made for how to resolve some outstanding questions, such as the infrared sky background at Antarctic sites other than South Pole station. |
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