Table 2: Atmospheric parameters adopted for the performance simulation of ALADDIN at Dome C, assuming that the instrument is located about 30 m above the ground level. The equivalent wind speed is the wind speed integrated across the whole turbulence profile (above 30 m).
Atmospheric parameters
Fried parameter r0 at 500 nm 38 cm
Equivalent seeing $0\hbox{$.\!\!^{\prime\prime}$ }27$
Coherence time $\tau_0$ 7.9 ms
Equivalent wind speed 15 m/s
Outer scale $L_{\rm out}$ 100 m
Sky temperature 230 K
Ambient temperature at h=30 m 230 K
Mean PWV 250 $\mu $m
rms PWV $\mu $m
Pressure 640 mbar


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