Remote sensing of atmospheric water vapour above the Chilean Andes

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dc.contributor.authorQuerel, Richard Robert
dc.contributor.authorUniversity of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science
dc.contributor.supervisorNaylor, David A.
dc.date.accessioned2011-12-19T19:13:34Z
dc.date.available2011-12-19T19:13:34Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.descriptionxvii, 206 leaves : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cmen_US
dc.description.abstractWater vapour is the principle source of opacity at infrared wavelengths in the Earth’s atmosphere. In support of site testing for the European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT), we have used La Silla and Paranal as calibration sites to verify satellite measurements of precipitable water vapour (PWV). We reconstructed the PWV history over both sites by analysing thousands of archived high-resolution echelle calibration spectra and compared that to satellite estimates for the same period. Three PWV measurement campaigns were conducted over both sites using several independent measurement techniques. Radiosondes were launched to coincide with satellite measurements and provide a PWV reference standard allowing intercomparison between the various instruments and methods. This multi-faceted approach has resulted in a unique data set. Integral to this analysis is the internal consistency provided by using a common atmospheric model.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/2586
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, 2010en_US
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Physics and Astronomyen_US
dc.publisher.facultyArts and Scienceen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science)en_US
dc.subjectWater vapor, Atmospheric -- Chile -- La Silla -- Observationsen_US
dc.subjectWater vapor, Atmospheric -- Chile -- Paranal -- Observationsen_US
dc.subjectWater vapor, Atmospheric -- Chile -- La Silla -- Remote sensingen_US
dc.subjectWater vapor, Atmospheric -- Chile -- Paranal -- Remote sensingen_US
dc.subjectWater vapor, Atmospheric -- Chile -- La Silla -- Measurementen_US
dc.subjectWater vapor, Atmospheric -- Chile -- Paranal -- Measurementen_US
dc.subjectPrecipitable water -- Chile -- La Silla -- Observationsen_US
dc.subjectPrecipitable water -- Chile -- Paranal -- Obervationsen_US
dc.subjectPrecipitable water -- Chile -- La Silla -- Measurementen_US
dc.subjectPrecipitable water -- Chile -- Paranal -- Measurementen_US
dc.subjectRadiometersen_US
dc.subjectRadiosondesen_US
dc.titleRemote sensing of atmospheric water vapour above the Chilean Andesen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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