Astronomical site testing of the Antarctic Plateau

• Main Authors: Mould, J. R., Mighell, K., Merrill, M., Lynds, R., Tokovinin, A., Travouillon, T., Moore, A., Pennypacker, C., Wang, L., Weidner, G., Swain, M., York, D.
• Other Authors: Swinburne University of Technology
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: University of New South Wales 2006
• Subjects: Antarctic; Dome F; The Antarctic; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.3/193751; http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/jacara/iau/

We have assembled a team with expertise in astronomical site testing in the Antarctic and expertise in Antarctic meteorology, to answer the outstanding questions that must be answered before major facilities for optical and infrared astronomy can be deployed to the Antarctic plateau. Previous work h...