Bibcode
Fuensalida, J. J.; García-Lorenzo, B.; Delgado, J. M.; Rodríguez-Hernández, M. A. C.; Vernin, J.
Bibliographical reference
Workshop on Astronomical Site Evaluation (Eds. Irene Cruz-González, Juan Echevarría, & David Hiriart) Revista Mexicana de Astronomía y Astrofísica (Serie de Conferencias) Vol. 31, pp. 86-92 (2007) (http://www.astroscu.unam.mx/~rmaa/)
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2007
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5
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Description
Unlike the trial procedures, a reliable characterization of the vertical
turbulence distribution on a site should be based in unbiased
statistical sample criteria. The sample size is as important as the
criteria under which it is taken. We present here the statistical
results of the optical turbulence profiles at the Roque de los Muchachos
Observatory (La Palma, Canary Islands) over annual periods (2004 and
2005), as well as the developed instrumentation to fulfil the
established criteria. The data were obtained using the
generalized-SCIDAR technique at the Jacobus Kapteyn Telescope, and the
campaigns were done monthly. In order to extend the statistics of the
profiles to other important parameters for Adaptive Optics systems, we
show the monthly average behavior of the profiles, studying the seasonal
variation of the vertical distribution of the turbulence.