Double laminar and turbulent meteor trails observed in space and simulated in the laboratory

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 118, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 3622-3625

  Kelley, M C ^a   Williamson, C H K ^a   Vlasov, M N ^a  

^a Cornell University   (United States)

Author keywords

Leonids shower; meteor trail; persistent trails

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882798800     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgra.50339     Document Type: Article

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