Acoustic analysis of shock production by very high-altitude meteors-I: infrasonic observations, dynamics and luminosity

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 69, Issue 4-5, 2007, Pages 600-620

  Brown, P G ^a   Edwards, W N ^a   ReVelle, D O ^b   Spurny, P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c ASTRONOMICAL INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Fireballs; Infrasound; Meteor shower; Meteors

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVE PROPAGATION; LUMINANCE; METEORITES; SHOCK WAVES;

FIREBALLS; INFRASONIC; INFRASOUND; METEOR SHOWER;

ATMOSPHERIC ACOUSTICS;

EID: 33947278263     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2006.10.011     Document Type: Article

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