2008/02/29 by G. Lombardi, V. Zitelli, S. Ortolani +2
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Accepted for publication in A&A. 9 pages, 11 figures. This work is the continuation of a series of papers concerning a detailed study of the Astroclimatology at ORM. The two previous papers (both Lombardi et al.) have reference PASP.2006.118.1198-1204 and PASP.2007.119.292-302
openalex publication_date 2008/03/19 · arxiv created 2008/03/26 · openalex created_date 2022/08/20 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/31
Context. It is known that the Canary Islands are normally affected by dominant winds flowing from north-northeast, that in some meteorological conditions, can transport sand from the Sahara desert at high altitude. The dust may affect the efficiency of the telescopes and decrease the transparency of the sky.