First observation of micrometeoroid differential ablation in the atmosphere

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2009, Pages

  Janches, D ^a   Dyrud, L P ^b   Broadley, S L ^c   Plane, J M C ^c  

^a NorthWest Research Associates ^*  (United States)

^b Center for Remote Sensing Inc Fairfax   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS; EXTRATERRESTRIAL PARTICLES; MASS-LOSS; MICRON-SIZED PARTICLES; NEUTRAL METALS; OPTICAL EMISSIONS; SMOKE PARTICLES; SPORADIC E LAYER; TEMPORAL FEATURES; UPPER LAYER;

ABLATION; ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; E REGION; METAL IONS; RADAR;

UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

ABLATION; CATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ELECTRON; KINETIC ENERGY; MESOSPHERE; MICROMETEORITE; RADAR; SMOKE; THERMOSPHERE;

EID: 66949111450     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009GL037389     Document Type: Article

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