Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4683347 | Polar Science | 2010 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
We measured the 220 GHz atmospheric-transparency at the Dome Fuji station in Antarctica from 18 December 2006 to 14 January 2007 using a tipping radiometer. The mean optical depth at zenith was 0.045 ± 0.007, and during 98% of this period we measured an optical depth of less than 0.06. These data indicate that the atmospheric-transparency in summer at Dome Fuji is comparable to that of well-known submillimeter astronomical sites such as the Atacama desert in Chile in their best seasons.
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Authors
S. Ishii, M. Seta, N. Nakai, S. Nagai, N. Miyagawa, A. Yamauchi, H. Motoyama, M. Taguchi,