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Astroclimatic Characterization of Vallecitos: A candidate site for the Cherenkov Telescope Array at San Pedro Martir

Authors :
Tovmassian, G.
Hernandez, M.-S.
Ochoa, J. L.
Ernenwein, J.-P.
Mandat, D.
Pech, M.
Frayn, I.P.
Colorado, E.
Murillo, Jose Manuel
Ceseña, U.
Garcia, B.
H. Lee, W.
Bulik, T.
Garczarczyk, M.
Fruck, C.
Costantini, H.
Cieslar, M.
Aune, T.
Vincent, S.
Carr, J.
Serre, N.
Janecek, P.
Haefner, D.
Cesena, U.
Lee, W. H.
Centre de Physique des Particules de Marseille (CPPM)
Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
CTA
Source :
Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 2016, 128 (961), pp.035004. ⟨10.1088/1538-3873/128/961/035004⟩, Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 2016, 128 (961), pp.035004. ⟨10.1088/1538-3873/128/961/035004⟩, Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific 128(961), 035004 (2016). doi:10.1088/1538-3873/128/961/035004
Publication Year :
2016
Publisher :
arXiv, 2016.

Abstract

We conducted an 18 month long study of the weather conditions of the Vallecitos, a proposed site in Mexico to harbor the northern array of the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA). It is located in Sierra de San Pedro Martir (SPM) a few kilometers away from Observatorio Astron\'omico Nacional. The study is based on data collected by the ATMOSCOPE, a multi-sensor instrument measuring the weather and sky conditions, which was commissioned and built by the CTA Consortium. Additionally, we compare the weather conditions of the optical observatory at SPM to the Vallecitos regarding temperature, humidity, and wind distributions. It appears that the excellent conditions at the optical observatory benefit from the presence of microclimate established in the Vallecitos.<br />Comment: 16 pages, 16 figures, Publication of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, accepted

Subjects

Subjects :
Cherenkov Telescope Array
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Microclimate
FOS: Physical sciences
01 natural sciences
Observatory
0103 physical sciences
optical
[PHYS.HEXP]Physics [physics]/High Energy Physics - Experiment [hep-ex]
010303 astronomy & astrophysics
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics (astro-ph.IM)
Remote sensing
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proposed [site]
010308 nuclear & particles physics
Site testing
temperature
Astronomy and Astrophysics
observatory
13. Climate action
Space and Planetary Science
Sky
Environmental science
ddc:520
Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics

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00046280 and 15383873
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OpenAIRE
Journal :
Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 2016, 128 (961), pp.035004. ⟨10.1088/1538-3873/128/961/035004⟩, Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 2016, 128 (961), pp.035004. ⟨10.1088/1538-3873/128/961/035004⟩, Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific 128(961), 035004 (2016). doi:10.1088/1538-3873/128/961/035004
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edsair.doi.dedup.....ec0205fc5d393ffefcd808f84c8ca0b4
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.1601.02383
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