Site-testing results from Dome A, Antarctica

Event Start:
2020-08-17T15:00:00
Event End:
2020-08-17T16:00:00
Event Information:

Dome A, the highest point of Antarctic plateau, has long been considered as a promising site for astronomy. Since it was first reached in 2005, the site-testing campaigns were initiated. The previous results prove that Dome A has dark and clear sky, the coldest air temperature (i.e., low thermal IR background), low wind speed and very low precipitable water vapour (i.e., high atmospheric transmission for terahertz and far-infrared astronomy).

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Speaker:
Ma Bin (UBC)
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Add to Calendar Event Start: 2020-08-17T15:00:00 Event End: 2020-08-17T16:00:00 Site-testing results from Dome A, Antarctica Event Information: Dome A, the highest point of Antarctic plateau, has long been considered as a promising site for astronomy. Since it was first reached in 2005, the site-testing campaigns were initiated. The previous results prove that Dome A has dark and clear sky, the coldest air temperature (i.e., low thermal IR background), low wind speed and very low precipitable water vapour (i.e., high atmospheric transmission for terahertz and far-infrared astronomy). Event Location: Connect via zoom

Source URL: https://phas.ubc.ca/site-testing-results-dome-antarctica