Title: will be set by the publisher Editors: will be set by the publisher EAS Publications Series, Vol.?, 2009 THE BEST SITE ON EARTH?

• Main Authors: W. Saunders, J. S. Lawrence, J. W. V. Storey, M. C. B. Ashley, P. Minnis, D. M. Winker, G. Liu, C. Kulesa
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Subjects: Antarctic; Dome F; Saunders; The Antarctic; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.433.2543; http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/jacara/Papers/pdf/Frascati_Saunders2.pdf

Abstract. We compare the merits of potential observatory sites on the Antarctic Plateau, in regard to the boundary layer, cloud cover, free atmosphere seeing, aurorae, airglow, and precipitable water vapour. We find that (a) all Antarctic sites are likely compromised for optical work by airglow and...