Near-infrared attenuation of Saharan dust at the Tenerife and La Palma observatories.
The 150-km optical path between the astronomical observatories of Izaña on Tenerife and Roque de Los Muchachos on La Palma provides an optimum scenario for on-ground tests of optical communication systems for intersatellite communications. We present calculations of the effects of Saharan dust invasions-one of the most significant disturbances in this region-on the optical attenuation in the 780-880-nm spectral band.
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