Dome C: the best accessible site on Earth for submillimetre astronomy

We present preliminary results of the measurements of sky transparency conducted at Dome C during the winter 2008. Using MOLIERE modeling, we estimate a low precipitable water vapour content above Concordia station, which is very promising for future submillimetre wave observations on the Antarctic...

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Published inEAS publications series Vol. 40; pp. 333 - 336
Main Authors Tremblin, P., Schneider, N., Minier, V., Durand, G., Reinert, Y., Busso, M., Sabbatini, L., Storey, J.W.V., Urban, J., Calisse, P., Veyssière, C.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published EDP Sciences 2010
Subjects
Antarctic plateau
Precipitable water vapour
Submillimetre astronomy
Submillimetre waves
Antarctica, East Antarctica, Antarctic Plateau, Dome C
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Summary:We present preliminary results of the measurements of sky transparency conducted at Dome C during the winter 2008. Using MOLIERE modeling, we estimate a low precipitable water vapour content above Concordia station, which is very promising for future submillimetre wave observations on the Antarctic Plateau.
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ISSN:1633-4760
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1638-1963
DOI:10.1051/eas/1040047