Lawrence Wiencke
14/09/2010, 09:30
Atmospheric Monitoring Programs I
The Pierre Auger Observatory uses the atmosphere as a giant calorimeter to measure extensive air showers produced by the highest energy particles known to exist. The Southern hemisphere site is operational and includes an array of instruments that monitor the troposphere above the 3000 km^2 site. A Northern hemisphere site of 20,000 km^2 is planned. This talk will review the atmospheric...
Cameron Rulten
14/09/2010, 10:00
Atmospheric Monitoring Programs I
A short talk on the atmospheric monitoring efforts undertaken at the H.E.S.S. site in Namibia and how the data is used in this ground-based gamma-ray astronomy experiment. Particular focus will be given toward single scattering lidars and the extinction of Cherenkov light due to low-level aerosol populations.
