Atmospheric transparency in the optical and near IR range above the Shatdzhatmaz summit

TL;DR

This paper investigates atmospheric transparency above the Shatdzhatmaz summit in optical and near-IR wavelengths, estimating extinction and water vapor content using photometric and GPS data.

Contribution

It combines photometric and GPS methods to quantify atmospheric extinction and water vapor, providing new data for this specific high-altitude site.

Findings

V band extinction estimated at 0.19 magnitudes

Median PWV during clear nights is 7.7 mm

Water vapor content derived from GPS measurements

Abstract

The study of atmospheric extinction based on the MASS data has been carried out using the classical photometric pairs method. The extinction in V band can be estimated at 0.m 19. The water vapour content has been derived from GPS measurements. The median value of PWV for clear nights is equal to 7.7 mm.