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García-Lorenzo, B.; Fuensalida, J. J.; Rodríguez-Hernández, M. A. C.
Bibliographical reference
Optics in Atmospheric Propagation and Adaptive Systems X. Edited by Stein, Karin; Kohnle, Anton; Gonglewski, John D.. Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 6747, pp. 67470C (2007).
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2007
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Description
The characterization of the vertical turbulence distribution on an
astronomical site should be based on statistical behaviour, as it is
required for other parameters in site testing. We present the
statistical results of the optical-turbulence profiles at the Roque de
los Muchachos and Teide observatories at the Canary Islands (Spain). The
data were obtained using the generalized scintillation detection and
ranging technique at the 1m Jacobus Kapteyn Telescope and 1.5m Carlos
Sánchez Telescope. Statistical results are based on 68 nights in
2004 and 38 nights in 2005 of measurements at the Roque de los Muchachos
observatory (La Palma) and 27 nights of observations at Teide
Observatory (23 in 2004 and 4 in 2005). Statistically, most of the
turbulence is concentrated close the ground level (2400 m above sea
level) with no more than two relative intense turbulent layers at higher
altitudes. The temporal evolution of the monthly statistical turbulence
profiles indicates that the turbulence is concentrated at low altitude
layers in winter.