TY - JOUR
T1 - The new tools for a global survey of potential sites for the future giant telescopes
AU - Sarazin, Marc
AU - Graham, Edward
AU - Beniston, Martin
AU - Riemer, Michael
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PY - 2003/1/30
Y1 - 2003/1/30
N2 - The siting of future giant telescopes poses a challenge to the astronomical community. Some of the top level existing observatories are already too crowded; others do not meet the specifications on particular environmental parameters such as wind or seismicity. On the other hand it has been proven that continental sites can be as good as islands, opening the way for many candidates not yet properly studied. To operate a pre-selection, it is proposed to implement a dedicated geographical information system (GIS) handling the wealth of available remote sensing data worldwide. When focusing onto particular summits, the GIS should then be complemented by mesoscale modeling of the local flow. Some examples are given to support this strategy.
AB - The siting of future giant telescopes poses a challenge to the astronomical community. Some of the top level existing observatories are already too crowded; others do not meet the specifications on particular environmental parameters such as wind or seismicity. On the other hand it has been proven that continental sites can be as good as islands, opening the way for many candidates not yet properly studied. To operate a pre-selection, it is proposed to implement a dedicated geographical information system (GIS) handling the wealth of available remote sensing data worldwide. When focusing onto particular summits, the GIS should then be complemented by mesoscale modeling of the local flow. Some examples are given to support this strategy.
KW - Geographical Information Systems
KW - Mesoscale modeling
KW - Site survey
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U2 - 10.1117/12.459984
DO - 10.1117/12.459984
M3 - Conference article
AN - SCOPUS:0037650026
SN - 0277-786X
VL - 4840
SP - 291
EP - 298
JO - Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
JF - Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
T2 - Future Giant Telescopes
Y2 - 26 August 2002 through 28 August 2002
ER -