A dry high altitude observatory in continental Europe

E. Pérez; J.A. Quesada; M. Moles; D. John; S. Leon; J.L. Ortíz; J. Peñalver

doi:10.1051/eas/1040017

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Volume 40 (2010)

EAS Publications Series, 40 (2010) 119-122

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Issue		EAS Publications Series Volume 40, 2010 3^rd ARENA Conference: An Astronomical Observatory at CONCORDIA (Dome C, Antarctica)


Page(s)		119 - 122
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1040017
Published online		23 December 2009

3^rd ARENA Conference: An Astronomical Observatory at CONCORDIA (Dome C, Antarctica)
L. Spinoglio and N. Epchtein (eds)
EAS Publications Series, 40 (2010) 119-122

A dry high altitude observatory in continental Europe

E. Pérez¹, J.A. Quesada¹, M. Moles², D. John³, S. Leon³, J.L. Ortíz¹ and J. Peñalver³

¹ Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (CSIC), Aptdo. 3004, 18080 Granada, Spain
² Centro de Estudios de Física del Cosmos de Aragón, Aptdo. 96, 44001 Teruel, Spain
³ Instituto de RadioAstronomía Milimétrica, Avda. Divina Pastora, 7, Núcleo Central, 18012 Granada, Spain

Abstract

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.