Meteor phenomena and bodies

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dc.contributor.authorCeplecha, Z.
dc.contributor.authorBorovicka, J.
dc.contributor.authorElford, W.
dc.contributor.authorRevelle, D.
dc.contributor.authorHawkes, R.
dc.contributor.authorPorubcan, V.
dc.contributor.authorSimek, M.
dc.date.issued1998
dc.description.abstractMeteoroids can be observed at collision with the Earth's atmosphere as meteors. Different methods of observing meteors are presented: besides the traditional counts of individual events, exact methods yield also data on the geometry of the atmospheric trajectory; on the dynamics and ablation of the body in the atmosphere; on radiation; on the spectral distribution of radiation; on ionization; on accompanying sounds; and also data on orbits. Theoretical models of meteoroid interaction with the atmosphere are given and applied to observational data. Attention is paid to radar observations; to spectroscopic observations; to experiments with artificial meteors and to different types of meteor sounds. The proposed composition and structure of meteoroids as well as their orbits link them to meteorites, asteroids and comets. Meteor streams can be observed as meteor showers and storms. The rate of influx of meteoroids of different sizes onto Earth is presented and potential hazards discussed.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityCeplecha, Zdeněk; Borovička, JiřÍ; Elford, W.; ReVelle, Douglas; Hawkes, Robert; Porubčan, VladimÍr; Šimek, Miloš
dc.identifier.citationSpace Science Reviews, 1998; 84(3-4):327-471
dc.identifier.doi10.1023/A:1005069928850
dc.identifier.issn1572-9672
dc.identifier.issn1572-9672
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/12860
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherKluwer Academic Publishers
dc.rights©1998 Kluwer Academic Publishers.
dc.source.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1023/a:1005069928850
dc.titleMeteor phenomena and bodies
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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