Vertical distribution of wind speed at Baikal Astrophysical Observatory

L. A. Bolbasova; A. Yu. Shikhovtsev; P. G. Kovadlo; V. P. Lukin

doi:10.1117/12.2504411

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13 December 2018 Vertical distribution of wind speed at Baikal Astrophysical Observatory

L. A. Bolbasova, A. Yu. Shikhovtsev , P. G. Kovadlo, V. P. Lukin

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Proceedings Volume 10833, 24th International Symposium on Atmospheric and Ocean Optics: Atmospheric Physics; 108331W (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2504411
Event: XXIV International Symposium, Atmospheric and Ocean Optics, Atmospheric Physics, 2018, Tomsk, Russian Federation

Abstract

We study seasonal variations of the vertical distribution of wind speed at the Baikal Astrophysical Observatory (BAO) using NCEP/NCAR Reanalysis data base for development of adaptive optical system of Large Solar Vacuum Telescope (LSVT). The statistics of wind speed including mean and median profile, the first and third quartiles are calculated. Also we analyzed seasonal variations of wind speed on the pressure level 200-mbar, as parameter for estimation of suitable of the site for adaptive optics and level of atmospheric optical turbulence.

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L. A. Bolbasova, A. Yu. Shikhovtsev , P. G. Kovadlo, and V. P. Lukin "Vertical distribution of wind speed at Baikal Astrophysical Observatory", Proc. SPIE 10833, 24th International Symposium on Atmospheric and Ocean Optics: Atmospheric Physics, 108331W (13 December 2018); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2504411

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