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EAS Publications Series
Volume 40, 2010
3rd ARENA Conference: An Astronomical Observatory at CONCORDIA (Dome C, Antarctica)
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| Page(s) | 119 - 122 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1040017 | |
| Published online | 23 December 2009 | |
3rd ARENA Conference: An Astronomical Observatory at CONCORDIA (Dome C, Antarctica)
L. Spinoglio and N. Epchtein (eds)
EAS Publications Series, 40 (2010) 119-122
L. Spinoglio and N. Epchtein (eds)
EAS Publications Series, 40 (2010) 119-122
A dry high altitude observatory in continental Europe
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Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (CSIC), Aptdo. 3004, 18080 Granada, Spain
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Centro de Estudios de Física del Cosmos de Aragón, Aptdo. 96, 44001 Teruel, Spain
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Instituto de RadioAstronomía Milimétrica, Avda. Divina Pastora, 7, Núcleo Central, 18012 Granada, Spain
A preliminary study of the precipitable water vapour (PWV) content above the observatories in Sierra Nevada, the southernmost high altitude location in continental Europe with a dry climate, indicates that Sierra Nevada is a very competitive location for FIR-submm observations, with a 25% quartile of PWV=2.3 mm(H2O) as compared with 2.1 mm(H2O) for Mauna Kea.
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