Iron, calcium, and potassium atom densities in the trails of Leonids and other meteors: Strong evidence for differential ablation

Meteoritics and Planetary Science

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1017-1027

  Von Zahn, U ^a   Gerding, M ^a   Hoffner J ^a   McNeil, W J ^b   Murad, Edmond ^c  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (Germany)

^b Radex Inc   (United States)

^c AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABLATION; ELEMENT MOBILITY; METEORITE;

EID: 0033392990     PISSN: 10869379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1945-5100.1999.tb01421.x     Document Type: Article

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