Decadal variation of weather and seeing from the Maunakea Atmospheric Monitor

Daniel Devost; Billy Mahoney; Marc Baril

doi:10.1117/12.3017655

25 July 2024 Decadal variation of weather and seeing from the Maunakea Atmospheric Monitor

Daniel Devost, Billy Mahoney, Marc Baril

Proceedings Volume 13098, Observatory Operations: Strategies, Processes, and Systems X; 130982O (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3017655
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2024, Yokohama, Japan

Abstract

We present an analysis of seeing, temperature, humidity and wind speed measurements taken over the last ten years with the MaunaKea Atmospheric Monitor (MKAM) located at the summit of Maunakea. The instrument has been functional since 2009, taking several measurements of seeing every night it was in operation. It was graciously provided to the Maunakea Observatories by the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT). We also report on seasonal and long-term trends of weather and seeing and explore the influence of the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) on temperature and seeing variation at the summit of Maunakea.

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Daniel Devost, Billy Mahoney, and Marc Baril "Decadal variation of weather and seeing from the Maunakea Atmospheric Monitor", Proc. SPIE 13098, Observatory Operations: Strategies, Processes, and Systems X, 130982O (25 July 2024); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3017655

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