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http://inaoe.repositorioinstitucional.mx/jspui/handle/1009/1291| High-altitude wind velocity at oukaimeden observatory | |
| BERTHA ESPERANZA CARRASCO LICEA | |
| Acceso Abierto | |
| Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas | |
| Atmospheric effects Methods: data analysis Site testing | |
| This paper aims at studying the wind at 200 mbar over the Moroccan observatory Oukaimeden, as high-altitude winds have been adopted as a useful parameter for site characterization in terms of the suitability of a site for the development of some adaptive optics techniques. The data used come from the National Center for Environmental Prediction/National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCEP/NCAR) reanalysis data base, which is widely acknowledged as being reliable. Statistical analyses of 200-mbar wind speed since 1983 are performed. Comparison with some of the main observatory sites worldwide qualifies Oukaimeden as one of the best observatory sites in terms of 200-mbar wind statistics. Our analysis of a record of seeing measurements during the years 2003 and 2004 concludes that while 200-mbar wind speed can be used as a parameter for ranking astronomical sites in term of their suitability for adaptive optics, it cannot be used for the whole atmospheric seeing prediction.Acomparison of monthly values of the seeing parameter at Oukaimeden, La Silla and Paranal demonstrates the high seeing quality of Oukaimeden, as the seeing values measured were lower than those of La Silla and Paranal for most of the time during the comparison period. Furthermore, a statistical analysis of atmospheric stratified seeing, wavefront coherence time and isoplanatic angle measured with a Multi-Aperture Scintillation Sensor instrument over Paranal from 2004 to 2007 have been performed. We found good correlations between 200-mbar wind velocity and levels 4, 5 and 6 seeing, wavefront coherence time and isoplanatic angle, with corresponding correlation coefficients of 0.74, 0.79, 0.70, 0.97 and 0.78. | |
| Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society | |
| 2009 | |
| Artículo | |
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| Estudiantes Investigadores Público en general | |
| Bounhir, A., et al., (2009). High-altitude wind velocity at oukaimeden observatory, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. Vol. 398(2): 862–872 | |
| ASTRONOMÍA Y ASTROFÍSICA | |
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| Aparece en las colecciones: | Artículos de Astrofísica |
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