Modeling Optical Turbulence and Seeing over Mauna Kea* From: Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology | Date: April 1, 2008| Author: Cherubini, T; Businger, S; Lyman, R; Chun, M | Copyright American Meteorological Society Apr 2008. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

ABSTRACT

Atmospheric turbulence is a primary concern for astronomers. Turbulence causes amplitude and phase fluctuations in electromagnetic waves propagating through the atmosphere, constraining the maximum telescope resolution and resulting in telescope image degradation. Astronomical parameters that quantify these effects are generically referred to as seeing. Adaptive optics (AO) is used to reduce image degradation associated with optical turbulence. However, to optimize AO, knowled...