Coordinated observations of two large Leonid meteor fireballs over northern New Mexico, and computer model comparisons

Meteoritics and Planetary Science

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1007-1015

  Zinn, J ^a   Wren, J ^a   Whitaker, R ^a   Szymanski, J ^a   Revelle, D O ^a   Priedhorsky, W ^a   Hills, J ^a   Gisler, G ^a   Fletcher, S ^a   Casperson, D ^a   Bloch, J ^a   Balsano, R ^a   Armstrong, W T ^a   Akerlof, C ^b   Kehoe, R ^b   McKay, T ^b   Lee, B ^b   Kelley, M C ^c   Spalding, R E ^d   Marshall, S ^e  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c 318 Rhodes Hall ^*  (United States)

^d SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^e LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOLIDE; METEORITE;

NEW MEXICO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033380066     PISSN: 10869379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1945-5100.1999.tb01420.x     Document Type: Article

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