THE ASTROMETEOROLOGY SUPPORT FOR VLT OPERATION
Further Research in Atmospheric Physics:
Studying the impact of climatic changes on observing efficiency
PARANAL OBSERVATORY: the clear night deficit during and el-nino year can reach 18% (50 nights)
ESO REVIEW 1998 ...........................Astrometeorology support
LA SILLA OBSERVATORY: the clear night deficit during and el-nino year can reach
42% (90 nights)
| An excessive weakening of the tradewinds favour an accumulation
of warm surface water along the coast of Peru |
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