Detection of space debris and meteor impacts using atmospheric infrasound

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3116, Issue , 1997, Pages 175-189

  Bedard Jr , Alfred J ^a   Bloemker, Rebekah ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Infrasound; Meteors; Space debris

Indexed keywords

INFRASOUND; METEOR DETECTION; METEORS; PASSIVE DETECTION; PROCESSING TECHNIQUES; RANGE TRACKING;

INSTRUMENTS; MANNED SPACE FLIGHT; METEOR IMPACTS; SPACE SHUTTLES; SPACECRAFT; SPACECRAFT OBSERVATORIES; SPACECRAFT PROPULSION;

SPACE DEBRIS;

EID: 58749094124     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.293334     Document Type: Conference Paper

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