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Choosing Dome C, Antarctic Plateau as Future Astronomical Observatory

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 May 2007

T. Sadibekova
Affiliation:
LUAN, UMR 6525, Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis, 06108 Nice Cedex 1, France
E. Fossat
Affiliation:
LUAN, UMR 6525, Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis, 06108 Nice Cedex 1, France
J. Vernin
Affiliation:
LUAN, UMR 6525, Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis, 06108 Nice Cedex 1, France
A. Agabi
Affiliation:
LUAN, UMR 6525, Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis, 06108 Nice Cedex 1, France
E. Aristidi
Affiliation:
LUAN, UMR 6525, Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis, 06108 Nice Cedex 1, France
M. Azouit
Affiliation:
LUAN, UMR 6525, Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis, 06108 Nice Cedex 1, France
M. Chadid
Affiliation:
LUAN, UMR 6525, Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis, 06108 Nice Cedex 1, France
H. Trinquet
Affiliation:
LUAN, UMR 6525, Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis, 06108 Nice Cedex 1, France
C. Genthon
Affiliation:
Laboratoire de Glaciologie et Géophysique de l'Environnement (Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble 1 et CNRS), 54 rue Molière, DU BP. 96, 38402 Saint-Martin-d'Hères Cedex, France
G. Krinner
Affiliation:
Laboratoire de Glaciologie et Géophysique de l'Environnement (Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble 1 et CNRS), 54 rue Molière, DU BP. 96, 38402 Saint-Martin-d'Hères Cedex, France
M. Sarazin
Affiliation:
European Southern Observatory, Karl-Schwarzschild-Str. 2, 85748 Garching bei München, Germany
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Abstract

In this paper we present year-round climatological analysis made from radio-sounding measurements and ECMWF Data. And we end up with a generalized conclusion (scientific aspect) from statistical results of site-testing at Concordia concerning the feasibility of the future astronomical exploitation of Dome C.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
© EAS, EDP Sciences, 2007

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