Boundary layer seeing measurements in the Canadian High Arctic.

• Published in: SPIE Proceedings, Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes III
• Main Authors: Hickson, Paul, Gagne, Ronald, Pfrommer, Thomas
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) 2010
• Subjects: Arctic; Ellesmere Island; Eureka
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/37461; https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857409

As part of a program to measure and evaluate atmospheric turbulence on mountains at the most northerly tip of North America, we have deployed two SODARs and a lunar scintillometer at the Polar Environment Atmospheric Research Lab (PEARL) located on a 600m-high ridge near Eureka on Ellesmere Island, at 80° latitude. This paper discusses the program and presents a summary of ground-layer turbulence and seeing measurements from the 2009-10 observing season. Copyright 2010 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers. One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic reproduction and distribution, duplication of any material in this paper for a fee or for commercial purposes, or modification of the content of the paper are prohibited. Science, Faculty of Physics and Astronomy, Department of Reviewed Faculty