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2018
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Profileur de turbulence atmosphérique, ou profileur bord lunaire (PBL), observé de nuit sur le plateau de Calern, à l'observatoire de la Côte d'Azur. Il permet de mesurer les distributions verticales de la turbulence nocturne et diurne au moyen des bords lunaire et solaire. Il fait partie d'un ensemble d'outils servant à mesurer la turbulence atmosphérique, regroupés sous le nom de station CATS (Calern Atmospheric Turbulence Station).
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2018
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