Where is Ridge A?

Geoff Sims; Craig Kulesa; Michael C. B. Ashley; Jon S. Lawrence; Will Saunders; John W. V. Storey

doi:10.1117/12.925512

17 September 2012 Where is Ridge A?

Geoff Sims, Craig Kulesa, Michael C. B. Ashley, Jon S. Lawrence, Will Saunders, John W. V. Storey

Proceedings Volume 8444, Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes IV; 84445H (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925512
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2012, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Abstract

First identied in 2009 as the site with the lowest precipitable water and best terahertz transmission on Earth, Ridge A is located approximately 150 km south of Dome A, Antarctica. To further rene this optimum location prior to deployment in 2012 of a robotic THz observatory, we have modelled the atmospheric transmission as a function of location over a 1,000,000 km square grid using three years of data from the Microwave Humidity Sounder on the NOAA-18 satellite. The modelling identies a broad area of exceptionally low water vapour close to the 4,000 metre elevation contour, reaching below 100 microns for extended periods of time.

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Geoff Sims, Craig Kulesa, Michael C. B. Ashley, Jon S. Lawrence, Will Saunders, and John W. V. Storey "Where is Ridge A?", Proc. SPIE 8444, Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes IV, 84445H (17 September 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925512

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