The next generation of adaptive optics systems will require tomographic reconstruction
techniques to map the optical refractive index fluctuations, generated by the atmospheric …

In this study we demonstrate that we can provide forecasts of all the main astroclimatic
parameters (seeing, wavefront coherence time, isoplanatic angle, and ground-layer fraction) …

ABSTRACT A worldwide search is currently being conducted to determine the most
appropriate sites for the next generation of large optical and infrared telescopes. Here, we …

Optical turbulence strongly affects different types of optoelectronic and adaptive optics
systems. Systematic direct measurements of optical turbulence profiles [C n 2 (h)] are …

Atmospheric turbulence and wind speed distributions are essential in determining the
quality of astronomical sites and implementing adaptive optics systems. In this study, the …

The high-fidelity modelling of optical turbulence is critical to the design and operation of a
new class of emerging highly sophisticated astronomical telescopes and adaptive optics …

Through selection of short exposure images we achieve diffraction-limited I-band imaging
from well-figured ground-based telescopes as large as 2.5 m diameter. The faint limiting …

We present here an in situ technique to measure the microstructure of the temperature field
in our atmosphere. It consists of an autonomous payload that computes the structure …

The methods to obtain atmospheric refractive index structure constant (Cn2) by instrument
measurement are limited spatially and temporally and they are more difficult and expensive …

The vertical distribution of turbulence over Mauna Kea has been measured on four nights in
2002 October, simultaneously using two different instruments based on stellar scintillation …