Where is Ridge A?

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

doi:10.1017/S174392131201705X

Where is Ridge A?

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

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

First identified in 2009 as the site with the lowest precipitable water vapour (PWV) and best terahertz transmission on Earth, Ridge A is located approximately 150 km south of Dome A, Antarctica. We use three years of data from the Microwave Humidity Sensor (MHS) on the NOAA-18 satellite and recent ground-based measurements from Ridge A to probe the PWV variations and stability over the high Antarctic plateau.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Astrophysics from Antarctica
Subtitle of host publication	Proceedings IAU Symposium No. 288
Editors	M. G. Burton, X. Cui, N. F. H. Tothill
Place of Publication	Cambridge
Publisher	Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Pages	304-305
Number of pages	2
Volume	8
Edition	S288
ISBN (Print)	9781107033771
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S174392131201705X
Publication status	Published - Aug 2012
Event	International Astronomical Union Symposium (288th : 2012): Astrophysics from Antarctica - Beijing, China Duration: 20 Aug 2012 → 24 Aug 2012 Conference number: 288

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
Number	S288
Volume	8
ISSN (Print)	17439213
ISSN (Electronic)	17439221

Conference

Conference	International Astronomical Union Symposium (288th : 2012)
Abbreviated title	IAU Symposium (288 : 2012)
Country/Territory	China
City	Beijing
Period	20/08/12 → 24/08/12

Keywords

PWV
Ridge A
site testing
terahertz

Access to Document

10.1017/S174392131201705X

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Sims, G., Kulesa, C., Ashley, M. C. B., Lawrence, J. S., Saunders, W., & Storey, J. W. V. (2012). Where is Ridge A? In M. G. Burton, X. Cui, & N. F. H. Tothill (Eds.), Astrophysics from Antarctica: Proceedings IAU Symposium No. 288 (S288 ed., Vol. 8, pp. 304-305). (Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union; Vol. 8, No. S288). Cambridge University Press (CUP). https://doi.org/10.1017/S174392131201705X

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Sims, G, Kulesa, C, Ashley, MCB, Lawrence, JS, Saunders, W & Storey, JWV 2012, Where is Ridge A? in MG Burton, X Cui & NFH Tothill (eds), Astrophysics from Antarctica: Proceedings IAU Symposium No. 288. S288 edn, vol. 8, Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, no. S288, vol. 8, Cambridge University Press (CUP), Cambridge, pp. 304-305, International Astronomical Union Symposium (288th : 2012), Beijing, China, 20/08/12. https://doi.org/10.1017/S174392131201705X

Where is Ridge A? / Sims, Geoff; Kulesa, Craig; Ashley, Michael C. B. et al.

Astrophysics from Antarctica: Proceedings IAU Symposium No. 288. ed. / M. G. Burton; X. Cui; N. F. H. Tothill. Vol. 8 S288. ed. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press (CUP), 2012. p. 304-305 (Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union; Vol. 8, No. S288).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference proceeding contribution › peer-review