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Comparative analysis of the impact of geological activity on the structural design of telescope facilities in the Canary Islands, Hawaii and Chile

Author:
Eff-Darwich, A., Garcia-Lorenzo, B., Rodriguez-Losada, J. A., de la Nuez, J., Hernandez-Gutierrez, L. E., Romero-Ruiz, M. C.
Title:
Comparative analysis of the impact of geological activity on the structural design of telescope facilities in the Canary Islands, Hawaii and Chile
Periodical:
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Year:
2010
Volume:
407
Pages:
1361-1375
Subject:
Site surveys Telescopes Volcanic hazards Hazardous geographic environments
Summary:
An analyses of the impact of seismic and volcanic activity was conducted related the following astronomical sites: El Teide (Tenerife, Canary Islands), Roque de los Muchachos (La Palma, Canary Islands), Mauna Kea (Hawaii), and Paranal (Chile), and Cerro Ventarrones (Chile). The authors state that "hazard associated with volcanic activity is low or negligible at all sites, whereas seismic hazard is very high in Chile and Hawaii."
Label:
Mauna Kea - Astronomy
URL:
http://cletus.uhh.hawaii.edu:2074/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.16925.x
Date:
September 2010
Collection:
Periodicals