Collaborative Site Testing in West China and a New Candidate Site around Barkol

摘要：

Recent results and progress of an astronomical site testing program con ducted under collaboration between China and Japan astronomers are reported. Base camps have been settled at Karasu and Oma in west China. A mid-IR Cloud Moni tor camera and micro-thermal sensors are working at Karasu. Using satellite weather databases, a certain area around Barkol shows its excellent in cloudiness less than 40％, where should be another candidate site for site testing.

关键词： telescope site site test west China international collaboration

作者: T. Sasaki Y. Yao J.-J. Wang M. Yoshida N. Ohshima Y. Mikami N. Okada H. Koyanao H. Ando

作者单位: Subaru Telescope, NAOJ, Hilo, Harvaii,USA Site Survey Group, National Astronomical Observatories, Beijing, China Okayama Astrophysical Observatory, NAOJ, Asak-uchi, Okayama, Japan ELT Project, NAOJ, Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan Advanced Technology Center, NAOJ, Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan Division of Optical and Infrared Astronomy, NAOJ, Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan

会议类型: 国际会议

会议名称: The 10th Asian-Pacific Regional International Astronomical Union Meeting(第十届亚洲及太平洋地区天文学大会 APRIM)

会议地点: 昆明

会议语种:英文

页码: 371-372

在线出版日期: 2008-08-03（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）