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ABSTRACT. The Antarctic plateau contains the best sites on earth for many forms of astronomy, but none of the existing bases was selected with astronomy as the primary motivation. In this article, we try to systematically compare the merits of potential observatory sites. We include South Pole, Dome...
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ftciteseerx:oai:CiteSeerX.psu:10.1.1.185.2903 2023-05-15T13:47:03+02:00 AND Seiji Kato Patrick Minnis David M. Winker Guiping Liu Craig Kulesa The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives application/pdf http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.185.2903 http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/%7Emcba/pubs/sau09.pdf en eng http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.185.2903 http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/%7Emcba/pubs/sau09.pdf Metadata may be used without restrictions as long as the oai identifier remains attached to it. http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/%7Emcba/pubs/sau09.pdf text ftciteseerx 2016-01-07T16:39:08Z ABSTRACT. The Antarctic plateau contains the best sites on earth for many forms of astronomy, but none of the existing bases was selected with astronomy as the primary motivation. In this article, we try to systematically compare the merits of potential observatory sites. We include South Pole, Domes A, C, and F, and also Ridge B (running northeast from Dome A), and what we call “Ridge A ” (running southwest from Dome A). Our analysis combines satellite data, published results, and atmospheric models, to compare the boundary layer, weather, aurorae, airglow, precipitable water vapor, thermal sky emission, surface temperature, and the free atmosphere, at each site. We find that all Antarctic sites are likely to be compromised for optical work by airglow and aurorae. Of the sites with existing bases, Dome A is easily the best overall; but we find that Ridge A offers an even better site. We also find that Dome F is a remarkably good site. Dome C is less good as a thermal infrared or terahertz site, but would be able to take advantage of a predicted “OH hole ” over Antarctica during spring. 1. Text Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica South pole South pole Unknown Antarctic Dome F ENVELOPE(39.700,39.700,-77.317,-77.317) South Pole The Antarctic |
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ABSTRACT. The Antarctic plateau contains the best sites on earth for many forms of astronomy, but none of the existing bases was selected with astronomy as the primary motivation. In this article, we try to systematically compare the merits of potential observatory sites. We include South Pole, Domes A, C, and F, and also Ridge B (running northeast from Dome A), and what we call “Ridge A ” (running southwest from Dome A). Our analysis combines satellite data, published results, and atmospheric models, to compare the boundary layer, weather, aurorae, airglow, precipitable water vapor, thermal sky emission, surface temperature, and the free atmosphere, at each site. We find that all Antarctic sites are likely to be compromised for optical work by airglow and aurorae. Of the sites with existing bases, Dome A is easily the best overall; but we find that Ridge A offers an even better site. We also find that Dome F is a remarkably good site. Dome C is less good as a thermal infrared or terahertz site, but would be able to take advantage of a predicted “OH hole ” over Antarctica during spring. 1. |
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