| dc.creator | BERTHA ESPERANZA CARRASCO LICEA | |
| dc.creator | ALBERTO CARRAMIÑANA ALONSO | |
| dc.date | 2009 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-07-25T16:23:22Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-07-25T16:23:22Z | |
| dc.identifier | http://inaoe.repositorioinstitucional.mx/jspui/handle/1009/1290 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/7806486 | |
| dc.description | Sierra Negra, one of the highest peaks in central Mexico, is the site of the Large Millimeter Telescope. We describe the first results of a comprehensive analysis of the weather data measured in situ from 2000 October to 2008 February to be used as a reference for future activity in the site.We compare the data from two different stations at the summit considering
the accuracy of both instruments. We analysed the diurnal, seasonal and annual cycles for all
the parameters. The thermal stability is remarkably good, crucial for a good performance of the telescopes. From the solar radiation data, we developed a new method to estimate the fraction of time when the sky is clear of clouds. We show that our measurements are consistent with a warm standard atmosphere model. The conditions at the site are benign and stable given its altitude, showing that Sierra Negra is an extremely good site for millimeter and high-energy observations. | |
| dc.format | application/pdf | |
| dc.language | eng | |
| dc.publisher | Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society | |
| dc.relation | citation:Carrasco, E., et al., (2009). Weather at sierra negra: 7.3-yr statistics and a new method to estimate the temporal fraction of cloud cover, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. Vol. 398(1): 407–421. | |
| dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | |
| dc.rights | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 | |
| dc.subject | info:eu-repo/classification/Inspec/Atmospheric effects | |
| dc.subject | info:eu-repo/classification/Inspec/Site testing | |
| dc.subject | info:eu-repo/classification/cti/1 | |
| dc.subject | info:eu-repo/classification/cti/21 | |
| dc.subject | info:eu-repo/classification/cti/21 | |
| dc.title | Weather at sierra negra: 7.3-yr statistics and a new method to estimate the temporal fraction of cloud cover | |
| dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/article | |
| dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion | |
| dc.audience | students | |
| dc.audience | researchers | |
| dc.audience | generalPublic | |
