SLODAR instrument for characterizing an Arctic site: overview of the experimental method, design, and performance

Etsuko Mieda; Jérôme Maire; James R. Graham; Shelley A. Wright; Dae-Sik Moon

doi:10.1117/12.2056915

22 July 2014 SLODAR instrument for characterizing an Arctic site: overview of the experimental method, design, and performance

Etsuko Mieda, Jérôme Maire, James R. Graham, Shelley A. Wright, Dae-Sik Moon

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Proceedings Volume 9145, Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes V; 91453K (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2056915
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2014, Montréal, Quebec, Canada

Abstract

We present the development of a portable SLODAR (SLOpe Detection and Ranging) instrument to measure the vertical atmosphere profile using several different telescopes (14”, 16”, and 20” aperture) and at varying worldwide sites. In particular, the portability and feasibility of this instrument motivated us to operate it at Ellesmere Island in the Canadian High Arctic. We discuss the SLODAR technique, the design of the instrument, and the results of the performance tests in the lab. The results of the Arctic site testing measurements in October and November 2012 are discussed by Maire et. al. (this conference).¹

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Etsuko Mieda, Jérôme Maire, James R. Graham, Shelley A. Wright, and Dae-Sik Moon "SLODAR instrument for characterizing an Arctic site: overview of the experimental method, design, and performance", Proc. SPIE 9145, Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes V, 91453K (22 July 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2056915

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