ANAtOLIA (Atmospheric moNitoring to Assess the availability of Optical Links through the Atmosphere) is a project funded by the European Space Agency and aims to ground sites selection and assess their availabilities for optical links through the atmosphere. Astronomical observations and space-to-ground optical communications are limited by clouds, aerosols and atmospheric turbulence. Therefore, we developed in the framework of the ANAtOLIA project, an innovative and efficient instrumentation and methods to accurately measure, analyze, characterize, and ultimately predict critical atmospheric parameters for the purposes of the selection of the astronomical and OGS (Optical Ground Station) sites and the evaluation of their availability. ANAtOLIA is a compact mobile station consisting of the GMT monitor (Generalized Monitor of Turbulence), Reuniwatt Sky Insight camera and Cimel CE318-T photometer, which is operational 24h a day, 7 days a week in any site around the world with minimal infrastructure. The ANAtOLIA station, being installed in Calern Observatory (France), Cebreros (Spain) and in Catania (Italy) in the beginning of 2023, we present in this communication the first light and first statistical analysis above the three sites.
AN AtOLIA: First light to first results / Giordano, C.; Ziad, A.; Aresta, A.; Aristidi, E.; Berto, F.; Bertolin, C.; Carbillet, M.; Caujolle, Y.; Ceus, D.; Cavazzani, S.; Gonzales-Ramos, Y.; Irbah, A.; Le Kernec, A.; Liandrat, O.; Pascal, N.; Pascual-Garcia, A. -J.; Riedi, J.; Schmutz, N.; Victori, S.. - 13699:(2025). ( 2024 International Conference on Space Optics, ICSO 2024 Antibes Juan-les-Pins, France ) [10.1117/12.3075405].
AN AtOLIA: First light to first results
Berto F.;
2025
Abstract
ANAtOLIA (Atmospheric moNitoring to Assess the availability of Optical Links through the Atmosphere) is a project funded by the European Space Agency and aims to ground sites selection and assess their availabilities for optical links through the atmosphere. Astronomical observations and space-to-ground optical communications are limited by clouds, aerosols and atmospheric turbulence. Therefore, we developed in the framework of the ANAtOLIA project, an innovative and efficient instrumentation and methods to accurately measure, analyze, characterize, and ultimately predict critical atmospheric parameters for the purposes of the selection of the astronomical and OGS (Optical Ground Station) sites and the evaluation of their availability. ANAtOLIA is a compact mobile station consisting of the GMT monitor (Generalized Monitor of Turbulence), Reuniwatt Sky Insight camera and Cimel CE318-T photometer, which is operational 24h a day, 7 days a week in any site around the world with minimal infrastructure. The ANAtOLIA station, being installed in Calern Observatory (France), Cebreros (Spain) and in Catania (Italy) in the beginning of 2023, we present in this communication the first light and first statistical analysis above the three sites.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
