On the relationship between meteor height and ambipolar diffusion

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 66, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 899-906

  Galligan, D P ^a   Thomas, G E ^a   Baggaley, W J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Ambipolar diffusion; Geomagnetic field; Meteoroids; Radar meteors

Indexed keywords

METEORITE;

EID: 2942616481     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2004.03.002     Document Type: Article

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