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The PLATO robotic Antarctic observatory design and development program. Second Workshop on Robotic Autonomous Observatories, Astronomical Society of India Conference Series, 2012 (Ref: 15235)
Authors:
Storey J.W.V.Ashley M.C.B.Augarten Y.Bonner C.S.Burton M.G.Bycroft L.Everett J.R.Lawrence J.S.Luong-Van D.McDaid S.McLaren C.Summers G.
Category 3: Conference paper

PLATO-R: a new concept for Antarctic science. Proceedings of the Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE), 2012 (Ref: 14850)
Authors:
Ashley M.C.B.Augarten Y.Bonner C.Bycroft L.Lawrence J.S.Luong-van D.M.McDaid S.McLaren C.Sims G.Storey J.W.V.
Category 3: Conference paper

Future development of the PLATO observatory for Antarctic science. Proceedings of SPIE, 2010 (Ref: 14380)
Authors:
Ashley M.C.B.Bonner C.S.Everett J.R.Lawrence J.S.Luong-Van D.McDaid S.McLaren C.Storey J.W.V.
Category 3: Conference paper

Performance of the autonomous PLATO Antarctic Observatory over two full years. Proceedings of SPIE, 2010 (Ref: 14379)
Authors:
Luong-Van D.M.Ashley M.C.B.Cui X.Everett J.R.Feng L.Gong X.Hengst S.Lawrence J.S.Storey J.W.V.Wang L.Yang H.Yang J.Zhou X.Zhu Z.
Category 3: Conference paper

The PLATO Observatory: robotic astronomy from the Antarctic plateau [Special Session 3, IAU General Assembly XXVII, Rio de Janeiro, August 6-7 2009]. Highlights of Astronomy, 2009 (Ref: 14378)
Authors:
Ashley M.C.B.
Category 3: Conference paper

Developments in the regulation of petroleum hydrocarbon remediation in cold regions Assessment and remediation of Contaminated Sites in Arctic and Cold Climates, Edmonton, Canada, 2007 (Ref: 12927)
Authors:
Snape I.Acomb L.Barnes D.L.Bainbridge S.Eno R.Filler D.M.Plato N.Poland J.S.Raymond T.C.Rayner J.L.Riddle M.J.Rike A.G.Rutter A.Schafer A.N.Siciliano S.D.Walworth J.L.
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Encouraging the international development of Antarctic astronomy Report of the IAU Working Group, Transactions of the IAU, Reports on Astronomy 2006-2009, 2008 (Ref: 14030)
Authors:
Burton M.G.
Category 3: Conference paper

Two major astronomical experiments are underway at the US Amundsen-Scott South … Pole Station. The first is the South Pole Telescope, a 10m sub-millimetre telescope de- … signed to measure primary and secondary anisotropies in the CMBR…

Dome A site testing and future plans Proceedings of the 3rd ARENA Conference, EAS Publications Series, 2010 (Ref: 14028)
Authors:
Gong X.Wang L.Cui X.Feng L.Yuan X.Ashley M.C.B.Allen G.Bonner C.S.Bradley S.G.Everett J.R.Hengst S.Hu J.Jiang Z.Kulesa C.A.Lawrence J.S.Li Y.Luong-Van D.M.McCaughrean M.J.Moore A.M.Pennypacker C.Qin W.Riddle R.Shang Z.Storey J.W.V.Sun B.Suntzeff N.Tothill N.F.H.Travouillon T.Walker C.K.Yan J.Yang H.Yang J.York D.G.Zhang X.Zhang Z.Zhou X.Zhu Z.
Category 3: Conference paper

In January 2005, members of a Chinese expedition team … were the first humans to visit Dome A on the Antarctic plateau, a site … predicted to be one of the very best astronomical sites on earth. In 2006, the Chinese Center for Antarctic Astronomy (CCAA)…

PLATO - A robotic observatory for the Antarctic plateau Proceedings of the 3rd ARENA Conference, EAS Publications Series, 2010 (Ref: 14026)
Authors:
Ashley M.C.B.Allen G.Bonner C.S.Bradley S.G.Cui X.Everett J.R.Feng L.Gong X.Hengst S.Hu J.Jiang Z.Kulesa C.A.Lawrence J.S.Li Y.Luong-Van D.M.McCaughrean M.J.Moore A.M.Pennypacker C.Qin W.Riddle R.Shang Z.Storey J.W.V.Sun B.Suntzeff N.Tothill N.F.H.Travouillon T.Walker C.K.Wang L.Yan J.Yang H.Yang J.York D.Yuan X.Zhang X.Zhang Z.Zhou X.Zhu Z.
Category 3: Conference paper

PLATO is a fully-robotic observatory designed for operation … in Antarctica. It generates its own electricity (about 1kW), heat … (sufficient to keep two 10-foot shipping containers comfortably above … 0◦C when the outside temperature is at −70◦C)…

The PLATO Dome A site-testing observatory: Power generation and control systems Review of Scientific Instruments, 2009 (Ref: 14018)
Authors:
Lawrence J.S.Ashley M.C.B.Hengst S.Luong-Van D.M.Storey J.W.V.Yang H.Zhou X.Zhu Z.
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

The atmospheric conditions above Dome A, a currently unmanned location at the highest point on … the Antarctic plateau, are uniquely suited to astronomy. For certain types of astronomy Dome A is … likely to be the best location on the planet…

Snodar: An acoustic radar for atmospheric turbulence profiling with 1m resolution Acoustics Australia, 2009 (Ref: 14016)
Authors:
Bonner C.S.Ashley M.C.B.Lawrence J.S.Luong-Van D.M.Storey J.W.V.
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

Snodar is a 5 kHz monostatic acoustic radar designed to measure the atmospheric turbulence within the first 200 m of the … atmosphere with a vertical resolution of 1 m. An in situ calibration target is used to give absolute intensity calibration.

PLATO Power - a robust, low environmental impact power generation system for the Antarctic plateau Proceedings of SPIE 7012, 70124E1-10, 2008 (Ref: 13764)
Authors:
Hengst S.Allen G.R.Ashley M.C.B.Everett J.R.Lawrence J.S.Luong-Van D.Storey J.W.V.
Category 3: Conference paper

PLATO (PLATeau Observatory) is the third-generation astronomical site-testing laboratory designed by the University … of New South Wales. This facility is operating autonomously to collect both scientific and site-testing data from … Dome A, the highest point on the Antarctic plateau…

The PLATO Antarctic site testing observatory Proceedings of SPIE 7012, 7012271-11, 2008 (Ref: 13763)
Authors:
Lawrence J.S.Allen G.R.Ashley M.C.B.Bonner C.Bradley S.Cui X.Everett J.R.Feng L.Gong X.Hengst S.Hu J.Jiang Z.and 24 others
Category 3: Conference paper

Over a decade of site testing in Antarctica has shown that both South Pole and Dome C are exceptional sites for … astronomy, with certain atmospheric conditions superior to those at existing mid-latitude sites. However, the highest … point on the Antarctic plateau, Dome A…

Pre-HEAT: submillimeter site testing and astronomical spectra from Dome A, Antarctica Proceedings of SPIE 7012, 7012491-11, 2008 (Ref: 13765)
Authors:
Kulesa C.A.Walker C.K.Schein M.Golish D.Tothill N.Siegel P.Weinreb S.Jones G.Bardin J.Jacobs K.Martin C.L.Storey J.and 20 others
Category 3: Conference paper

Pre-HEAT is a 20 cm aperture submillimeter-wave telescope with a 660 GHz (450 micron) Schottky diode heterodyne … receiver and digital FFT spectrometer for the Plateau Observatory (PLATO) developed by the University of New South … Wales. In January 2008 it was deployed to Dome A…

PLATO control and robotics Proceedings of SPIE 7019, 70192U1-10, 2008 (Ref: 13768)
Authors:
Luong-Van D.M.Ashley M.C.B.Everett J.R.Lawrence J.S.Storey J.W.V.
Category 3: Conference paper

PLATO, the ‘PLATeau Observatory’, is a robotic Antarctic observatory developed by UNSW for deployment to … Dome A, the highest point on the Antarctic plateau. PLATO is designed to run autonomously for up to a year, providing … power…

Snodar: a new instrument to measure the height of the boundary layer on the Antarctic plateau Proceedings of SPIE 7014, 7014611-7, 2008 (Ref: 13767)
Authors:
Bonner C.S.Ashley M.C.B.Lawrence J.S.Storey J.W.V.Luong-Van D.M.Bradley S.G.
Category 3: Conference paper

The height of the atmospheric boundary layer on the Antarctic plateau is of particular importance to designers of optical … telescopes for Antarctica.

Gattini: a multisite campaign for the measurement of sky brightness in Antarctica Proceedings of SPIE 7012, 7012261-10, 2008 (Ref: 13766)
Authors:
Moore A.Allen G.Aristidi E.Ashley M.Bedding T.Beichman C.Briguglio R.Busso M.and 41 others
Category 3: Conference paper

We present the Gattini project: a multisite campaign to measure the optical sky properties above the two high altitude … Antarctic astronomical sites of Dome C and Dome A. The Gattini-DomeC project, part of the IRAIT site testing … campaign and ongoing since January 2006…

The PLATO Dome A site-testing observatory: instrumentation and final results Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 2009 (Ref: 13754)
Authors:
Yang H.Allen G.Ashley M.C.B.Bonner C.S.Bradley S.Cui X.Everett J.R.Feng L.Gong X.Hengst S.Hu J.Jiang Z.Kulesa C.A.Lawrence J.S.Li Y.Luong-Van D.McCaughrean M.J.Moore A.M.Pennypacker C.Qin W.Riddle R.Shang Z.Storey J.W.V.and 14 others
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

ABSTRACT. The PLATeau Observatory (PLATO) is an automated self-powered astrophysical observatory that … was deployed to Dome A, the highest point on the Antarctic plateau, in 2008 January.

Contamination, regulation and remediation: an introduction to bioremediation of petroleum hydrocarbons in cold regions Bioremediation of Petroleum Hydrocarbons in Cold Regions, 2008 (Ref: 13341)
Authors:
Snape I.Acomb L.Barnes D.L.Bainbridge S.Eno R.Filler D.M.Plato N.Poland J.S.Raymond T.C.Rayner J.L.Riddle M.J.Rike A.G.Rutter A.Schafer A.N.Siciliano S.D.Walworth J.L.
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

PLATO - the next generation AASTINO for robotic site-testing on the Antarctic plateau XXVI IAU General Assembly, Special Session 7, No. 33, Astronomy in Antarctica, Prague, 22-23 August 2006, 2006 (Ref: 12915)
Authors:
Hengst S.Lawrence J.Luong-Van D.Everett J.Ashley M.C.B.Storey J.W.V.Hall S.
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