Journal
POLAR SCIENCE
Volume 3, Issue 4, Pages 213-221Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.polar.2009.08.001
Keywords
Submillimeter and terahertz astronomy; Site testing; Atmospheric opacity
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- National Astronomical Observatory
- National Institute of Information and Communications Technology
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We measured the 220 GHz atmospheric-transparency at the Dome Fuji station in Antarctica from 18 December 2006 to 14 January 2007 using a tipping radiometer. The mean optical depth at zenith was 0.045 +/- 0.007, and during 98% of this period we measured an optical depth of less than 0.06. These data indicate that the atmospheric-transparency in summer at Dome Fuji is comparable to that of well-known submillimeter astronomical sites such as the Atacama desert in Chile in their best seasons. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. and NIPR. All rights reserved.
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