Where is Ridge A?
First identified in 2009 as the site with the lowest precipitable water vapour (PWV) and best terahertz transmission on Earth, Ridge A is located approximately 150 km south of Dome A, Antarctica. We use three years of data from the Microwave Humidity Sensor (MHS) on the NOAA-18 satellite and recent...
Published in: | Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , |
Other Authors: | , , |
Format: | Other Non-Article Part of Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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2012
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Online Access: | https://researchers.mq.edu.au/en/publications/efcedca6-fda0-4687-be8b-97800c4c679b https://doi.org/10.1017/S174392131201705X http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84873336020&partnerID=8YFLogxK |
Summary: | First identified in 2009 as the site with the lowest precipitable water vapour (PWV) and best terahertz transmission on Earth, Ridge A is located approximately 150 km south of Dome A, Antarctica. We use three years of data from the Microwave Humidity Sensor (MHS) on the NOAA-18 satellite and recent ground-based measurements from Ridge A to probe the PWV variations and stability over the high Antarctic plateau. |
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