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Identification and Protection of Existing and Potential Observatory Sites

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At the XIXth General Assembly our Commission held two meetings during the course of which the following papers were presented:

V.M. Blanco:

Climatology and Site Selection

E. Brosterhus:

Optical Site Evaluation in Saudi Arabia

J. Davis:

An Interferometric Seeing Monitor — Measuring r Directly

P. Murdin, F. Sanchez:

Site Selection and Protection — Canary Islands

J.P. Osorio:

Radio Frequency Interference Problems

G. Swarup:

Radio Noise Surveys for India’s Giant Meter-Wavelength Radio Telescope

A. Bhatnagar:

Site Testing for an Infrared Telescope at Mt. Laddakh

G.W. Lockwood:

1955–1985: The Effects of Volcanic Eruptions

C. Blanco:

Volcanic Activity and Astronomical Observations

B. Hidajat:

Change of Coefficients of Extinction at Lembang Caused by Volcanic Eruption

L. Huang:

The Extinction Coefficients at the Xinglong Station of the Beijing Observatory

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van den Bergh, S. et al. (1988). Identification and Protection of Existing and Potential Observatory Sites. In: Swings, JP. (eds) Reports on Astronomy. International Astronomical Union / Union Astronomique Internationale. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2981-4_39

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