Meteor induced chemistry, ablation products, and dust in the middle and upper atmosphere from optical spectroscopy of meteors

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1444-1454

  Jenniskens, P ^a  

^a SETI INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; DUST; METEOR IMPACTS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

ABLATION PRODUCTS; METEORS; OPTICAL SPECTROSCOPY;

SPACE RESEARCH;

METEORITE;

EID: 2342629360     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2003.05.001     Document Type: Article

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