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Use of AURA Microwave Limb Sounder data for Dome C and Dome A site-testing

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 December 2009

L. Spinoglio ,
N. Epchtein ,
A. Gardini ,
A. Damiani  and
M. Storini
A. Gardini
Affiliation:
INAF/IFSI-Roma, via del Fosso del Cavaliere 100, 00133 Rome, Italy
A. Damiani
Affiliation:
INAF/IFSI-Roma, via del Fosso del Cavaliere 100, 00133 Rome, Italy
M. Storini
Affiliation:
INAF/IFSI-Roma, via del Fosso del Cavaliere 100, 00133 Rome, Italy
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Abstract

The Antarctic Plateau is considered an ideal location for ground-based astronomy from the visible to the millimetric wavelength, thanks to both the low thermal emission and the high transparency of the atmosphere. The Microwave Limb Sounder instrument on board the AURA satellite, provides the vertical profiles of temperature, humidity and several gases present in atmosphere. These profiles can be used as input in radiative transfer model to simulate the atmospheric transmissivity at the different wavelengths.

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Research Article
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European Astronomical Society Publications Series , Volume 40: 3rd ARENA Conference: An Astronomical Observatory at CONCORDIA (Dome C, Antarctica) , 2010 , pp. 111 - 114
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© EAS, EDP Sciences, 2010

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