A chemical model of meteoric ablation

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 8, Issue 23, 2008, Pages 7015-7031

  Vondrak, T ^a   Plane, J M C ^a   Broadley, S ^a   Janches, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b CoRA Division ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABLATION; ALTITUDE; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; DIFFUSION; DUST; EVAPORATION; EXTRATERRESTRIAL MATTER; MESOSPHERE; METEORITE; THERMOSPHERE; VOLATILE ELEMENT;

EID: 57349198282     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-8-7015-2008     Document Type: Article

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