Optical instability of the earth's atmosphere

Autor:	Kovadlo, Pavel G., Kochetkova, Olga S.
Rok vydání:	2011
Předmět:	Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
Druh dokumentu:	Working Paper
Popis:	Meteorological data have been used to calculate refractive index fluctuations - the indicator of optical instability of the Earth's atmosphere. The calculations were made for standard pressure levels of the atmosphere in winter and summer. They are presented as distributions over the Earth's surface. The findings enabled us to determine preferred areas for astronomical observations as well as to compare astroclimate conditions of the world's largest observatories. Comment: Contribution in conference "Comprehensive characterization of astronomical sites", held October 4-10, 2010, in Kislovodsk, Russia
Databáze:	arXiv
Externí odkaz:	http://arxiv.org/abs/1101.3890 Zobrazit plný text záznamu View this record from Arxiv