Astroclimate at Jbel Aklim site in Moroccan anti-atlas: 2008-2010 seeing and isoplanatic angle statistics from the E-ELT site testing data

M. Sabil; Z. Benkhaldoun; M. Lazrek; A. Habib; Y. Hach; A. Benhida; A. Jabiri; Y. Elazhari

doi:10.1117/12.2055358

22 July 2014 Astroclimate at Jbel Aklim site in Moroccan anti-atlas: 2008-2010 seeing and isoplanatic angle statistics from the E-ELT site testing data

M. Sabil, Z. Benkhaldoun, M. Lazrek, A. Habib, Y. Hach, A. Benhida, A. Jabiri, Y. Elazhari

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Proceedings Volume 9145, Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes V; 91453E (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055358
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2014, Montréal, Quebec, Canada

Abstract

In this paper we present an analysis of the statistical and temporal properties of seeing and isoplanatic angle measurements obtained with combined Differential Image Motion Monitor (DIMM) and Multi-Aperture Scintillation Sensor (MASS) at Jbel Aklim candidate site for the Eauropean Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT). These data have been collected from February 2008 to Jun 2010. The overall seeing statistics for Jbel Aklim site are presented, broken into total seeing, free atmosphere seeing and isoplanatic angle, and ground-layer seeing (difference between the total and free-atmosphere seeing). We examine the statistical distributions of seeing measurements and investigate annual and nightly behavior. The properties of the seeing measurements are discussed in terms of the geography and meteorological conditions at Jbel Aklim site.

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M. Sabil, Z. Benkhaldoun, M. Lazrek, A. Habib, Y. Hach, A. Benhida, A. Jabiri, and Y. Elazhari "Astroclimate at Jbel Aklim site in Moroccan anti-atlas: 2008-2010 seeing and isoplanatic angle statistics from the E-ELT site testing data", Proc. SPIE 9145, Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes V, 91453E (22 July 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055358

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