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Observatory Site Selection

Observatory Site Selection is a systematic methodology within astronomical infrastructure planning that identifies and evaluates geographical locations based on atmospheric, environmental, and operational criteria to optimize the performance of infrared telescopes by minimizing observational interference such as thermal noise, water vapor absorption, and light pollution.

80

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974

Authors

228

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

19

Parents

Publications

80

The 1997 reference of diffuse night sky brightness

S. Bowyer, L. K. Haikala, M. S. Hanner et al. · Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series · 1998 · 512 citations · Full text

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An overview of the Semi-arid Climate and Environment Research Observatory over the Loess Plateau

Jianping Huang, Wu Zhang, Jinqing Zuo et al. · Advances in Atmospheric Sciences · 2008 · 306 citations

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Science with the Square Kilometer Array: Motivation, Key Science Projects, Standards and Assumptions

C. L. Carilli, Steve Rawlings · arXiv (Cornell University) · 2004 · 215 citations · Full text

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A future project at tibet: the large high altitude air shower observatory (LHAASO)

Chinese Physics C · 2010 · 169 citations

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Build a global Earth observatory

Markku Kulmala · Nature · 2018 · 143 citations · Full text

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Authors

974

  1. MS
    M. Sarazin

    European Southern Observatory, Germany

    5 publications · 148 citations

    5

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  2. BG
    B. Garćıa

    Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Argentina

    3 publications · 52 citations

    3

    h-index

  3. ZA
    Zainal Abidin

    University of Malaya, Malaysia

    3 publications · 87 citations

    3

    h-index

  4. ZA
    Zainol Abidin Ibrahim

    University of Malaya, Malaysia

    3 publications · 87 citations

    3

    h-index

  5. JW
    J. W. V. Storey

    UNSW Sydney, Australia

    3 publications · 103 citations

    3

    h-index

1–5 of 974

Institutions

228

  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    6 h-index

    17 publications

    622 citations

  2. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    696 citations

  3. National Institute of Astrophysics, Optics and Electronics

    Puebla City, Mexico

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    108 citations

  4. UNSW Sydney

    Sydney, Australia

    4 h-index

    10 publications

    344 citations

  5. Université Paris Cité

    Paris, France

    4 h-index

    10 publications

    340 citations

  6. Akdeniz University

    Antalya, Türkiye

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    268 citations

  7. Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova

    Padua, Italy

    3 h-index

    18 publications

    788 citations

  8. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    3 h-index

    45 publications

    1.7K citations

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Venues

  1. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific

    PASP · 12 publications · 566 citations

    12

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  2. 5

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  3. Astronomy and Astrophysics

    4 publications · 137 citations

    4

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  4. Advances in Space Research

    4 publications · 120 citations

    4

    h-index

  5. Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics

    RAA · 4 publications · 120 citations

    4

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