Monitoring the optical turbulence in the surface layer at Dome C, Antarctica, with sonic anemometers

E. Aristidi; J. Vernin; E. Fossat; F. X. Schmider; T. Travouillon; C. Pouzenc; O. Traullé; C. Genthon; A. Agabi; E. Bondoux; Z. Challita; D. Mékarnia; F. Jeanneaux; G. Bouchez

doi:10.1093/mnras/stv2273

Monitoring the optical turbulence in the surface layer at Dome C, Antarctica, with sonic anemometers

E. Aristidi, J. Vernin, E. Fossat, F. X. Schmider, T. Travouillon, C. Pouzenc, O. Traullé, C. Genthon, A. Agabi, E. Bondoux, Z. Challita, D. Mékarnia, F. Jeanneaux, G. Bouchez

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The optical turbulence above Dome C in winter is mainly concentrated in the first tens of metres above the ground. Properties of this so-called surface layer (SL) were investigated during the period 2007-2012 by a set of sonic anemometers placed on a 45 m high tower. We present the results of this long-term monitoring of the refractive index structure constant C² _n within the SL, and confirm its thickness of 35 m. We give statistics of the contribution of the SL to the seeing and coherence time. We also investigate properties of large-scale structure functions of the temperature and show evidence of a second inertial zone at kilometric spatial scales.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	4304-4315
Number of pages	12
Journal	Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Volume	454
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stv2273
Publication status	Published - 21 Dec 2015
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Atmospheric effects
Methods: data analysis
Site testing
Turbulence

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Aristidi, E., Vernin, J., Fossat, E., Schmider, F. X., Travouillon, T., Pouzenc, C., Traullé, O., Genthon, C., Agabi, A., Bondoux, E., Challita, Z., Mékarnia, D., Jeanneaux, F., & Bouchez, G. (2015). Monitoring the optical turbulence in the surface layer at Dome C, Antarctica, with sonic anemometers. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 454(4), 4304-4315. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stv2273

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Monitoring the optical turbulence in the surface layer at Dome C, Antarctica, with sonic anemometers

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