13-14 September 2010
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MEMORIAL UNION
US/Central timezone

The Astronomical Flux Measurement Problem: Implications for Atmospheric Monitoring

13 Sep 2010, 09:30
45m
Old Madison 3rd Fl E (UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MEMORIAL UNION)

Old Madison 3rd Fl E

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MEMORIAL UNION

800 Langdon Street Madison, WI USA
Astronomical Monitoring I Astronomical Monitoring I

Speaker

Prof. Christopher Stubbs (Harvard University)

Description

I will provide an overview of the motivation for direct determination of atmospheric transmission, from the standpoint of broadband photometric measurements. The primary sources of variability (or unpredictability) in transmission are clouds, aerosols and water vapor. I will review our approach to date, and the results we have obtained from initial prototype instruments.

Primary author

Prof. Christopher Stubbs (Harvard University)

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