# Wiki Index

The wiki's home index: every page grouped by type (with backlinks), plus tags and the source/open-point catalogs. Generated — do not edit.

See also: [concepts](concepts/index.md) · [objects](objects/index.md) · [organizations](organizations/index.md) · [sources](sources/index.md)

## Concept
- [Astronomical Seeing](concepts/astronomical-seeing.md) — The blurring of star images caused by atmospheric turbulence, measured in arcseconds where a lower value means a sharper image.
  - ↳ referenced by: [Cinder Peak Observatory](organizations/cinder-peak-observatory.md)
- [Cryptobiosis](concepts/cryptobiosis.md) — A dormant metabolic state that lets an organism endure extreme environmental stress; when driven specifically by the loss of water, it is called anhydrobiosis.
  - ↳ referenced by: [Tardigrade](objects/tardigrade.md)
- [Microplastic Accumulation in Alpine Tarns](concepts/microplastic-accumulation-in-alpine-tarns.md) — A preprint's survey finding that microplastic particle counts rose over a single melt season across three high-altitude tarns, highest in Black Tarn.

## Object
- [Tardigrade](objects/tardigrade.md) — A microscopic invertebrate ("water bear") that survives near-total desiccation through cryptobiosis and has withstood direct exposure to the vacuum and UV radiation of space.
  - ↳ referenced by: [Cryptobiosis](concepts/cryptobiosis.md)

## Organization
- [Cinder Peak Observatory](organizations/cinder-peak-observatory.md) — An astronomical observatory, opened in 1998, that tracks median nightly atmospheric seeing and brought a new 1.2-metre telescope to first light on 1 May 2026.
  - ↳ referenced by: [Astronomical Seeing](concepts/astronomical-seeing.md)

## Tags

### alpine-lakes (1)
- [Microplastic Accumulation in Alpine Tarns](concepts/microplastic-accumulation-in-alpine-tarns.md)

### astronomy (2)
- [Astronomical Seeing](concepts/astronomical-seeing.md)
- [Cinder Peak Observatory](organizations/cinder-peak-observatory.md)

### atmospheric-optics (1)
- [Astronomical Seeing](concepts/astronomical-seeing.md)

### biology (2)
- [Cryptobiosis](concepts/cryptobiosis.md)
- [Tardigrade](objects/tardigrade.md)

### dormancy (1)
- [Cryptobiosis](concepts/cryptobiosis.md)

### environmental-science (1)
- [Microplastic Accumulation in Alpine Tarns](concepts/microplastic-accumulation-in-alpine-tarns.md)

### extremophile (2)
- [Cryptobiosis](concepts/cryptobiosis.md)
- [Tardigrade](objects/tardigrade.md)

### hydrology (1)
- [Microplastic Accumulation in Alpine Tarns](concepts/microplastic-accumulation-in-alpine-tarns.md)

### microplastics (1)
- [Microplastic Accumulation in Alpine Tarns](concepts/microplastic-accumulation-in-alpine-tarns.md)

### observatory (1)
- [Cinder Peak Observatory](organizations/cinder-peak-observatory.md)

### observing-conditions (1)
- [Astronomical Seeing](concepts/astronomical-seeing.md)

### space (1)
- [Tardigrade](objects/tardigrade.md)

### telescope (1)
- [Cinder Peak Observatory](organizations/cinder-peak-observatory.md)

### water-pollution (1)
- [Microplastic Accumulation in Alpine Tarns](concepts/microplastic-accumulation-in-alpine-tarns.md)

### zoology (1)
- [Tardigrade](objects/tardigrade.md)

## Sources

5 ingested raw source(s) — full catalog with the importing model in [sources/index.md](sources/index.md).

- [raw/feature-article.pdf](../raw/feature-article.pdf) — cited by 2 pages
- [raw/figure-brief.pdf](../raw/figure-brief.pdf) — cited by 2 pages
- [raw/preprint.pdf](../raw/preprint.pdf) — cited by 1 page
- [raw/press-release.md](../raw/press-release.md) — cited by 1 page
- [raw/scanned-notice.pdf](../raw/scanned-notice.pdf) — cited by 1 page
