Description of Atmospheric Conditions at the Pierre Auger Observatory using the Global Data Assimilation System (GDAS)
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
2012-02-27 v2
Abstract
Atmospheric conditions at the site of a cosmic ray observatory must be known for reconstructing observed extensive air showers. The Global Data Assimilation System (GDAS) is a global atmospheric model predicated on meteorological measurements and numerical weather predictions. GDAS provides altitude-dependent profiles of the main state variables of the atmosphere like temperature, pressure, and humidity. The original data and their application to the air shower reconstruction of the Pierre Auger Observatory are described. By comparisons with radiosonde and weather station measurements obtained on-site in Malarg\"ue and averaged monthly models, the utility of the GDAS data is shown.
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@article{arxiv.1201.2276,
title = {Description of Atmospheric Conditions at the Pierre Auger Observatory using the Global Data Assimilation System (GDAS)},
author = {The Pierre Auger Collaboration and P. Abreu and M. Aglietta and M. Ahlers and E. J. Ahn and I. F. M. Albuquerque and D. Allard and I. Allekotte and J. Allen and P. Allison and A. Almela and J. Alvarez Castillo and J. Alvarez-Muñiz and M. Ambrosio and A. Aminaei and L. Anchordoqui and S. Andringa and T. Antičić and C. Aramo and E. Arganda and F. Arqueros and H. Asorey and P. Assis and J. Aublin and M. Ave and M. Avenier and G. Avila and T. Bäcker and A. M. Badescu and M. Balzer and K. B. Barber and A. F. Barbosa and R. Bardenet and S. L. C. Barroso and B. Baughman and J. Bäuml and J. J. Beatty and B. R. Becker and K. H. Becker and A. Bellétoile and J. A. Bellido and S. BenZvi and C. Berat and X. Bertou and P. L. Biermann and P. Billoir and F. Blanco and M. Blanco and C. Bleve and H. Blümer and M. Boháčová and D. Boncioli and C. Bonifazi and R. Bonino and N. Borodai and J. Brack and I. Brancus and P. Brogueira and W. C. Brown and R. Bruijn and P. Buchholz and A. Bueno and R. 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journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1201.2276},
year = {2012}
}