Where is ridge a?

Geoff Sims; Craig Kulesa; Michael C.B. Ashley; Jon S. Lawrence; Will Saunders; John W.V. Storey

doi:10.1017/S174392131201705X

Where is ridge a?

Geoff Sims, Craig Kulesa, Michael C.B. Ashley, Jon S. Lawrence, Will Saunders, John W.V. Storey

Steward Observatory

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Abstract

First identified in 2009 as the site with the lowest precipitable water vapour (PWV) and best terahertz transmission on Earth, Ridge A is located approximately 150 km south of Dome A, Antarctica. We use three years of data from the Microwave Humidity Sensor (MHS) on the NOAA-18 satellite and recent ground-based measurements from Ridge A to probe the PWV variations and stability over the high Antarctic plateau.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Astrophysics from Antarctica
Editors	Michael G. Burton, Xiangqun Cui, Nicholas F. H. Tothill
Pages	304-305
Number of pages	2
Edition	S288
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S174392131201705X
State	Published - Aug 2012

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
Number	S288
Volume	8
ISSN (Print)	1743-9213
ISSN (Electronic)	1743-9221

Keywords

PWV
Ridge A
site testing
terahertz

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Medicine (miscellaneous)
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Nutrition and Dietetics
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Space and Planetary Science

Access to Document

10.1017/S174392131201705X

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