Model of the ablation of faint meteors

A model of meteor ablation in the atmosphere has been developed for meteoroids in the mass range 10-12 kg to $4\times 10^{-5}$ kg (size range 10 μm to 2 mm). The model builds on the classical model of meteor ablation, and adds a thermal fragmentation mechanism. The goal of the model is to characteri...

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Published inAstronomy and astrophysics (Berlin) Vol. 418; no. 2; pp. 751 - 758
Main Authors Campbell-Brown, M. D., Koschny, D.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Les Ulis EDP Sciences 01.05.2004
Subjects
earth
meteor
meteoroids
solar system: general
Grain size
meteor, meteoroids
earth
Chemical composition
Models
Solar system
Meteors
Ablation
Meteoroids
solar system: general
Fragmentation
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Summary:A model of meteor ablation in the atmosphere has been developed for meteoroids in the mass range 10-12 kg to $4\times 10^{-5}$ kg (size range 10 μm to 2 mm). The model builds on the classical model of meteor ablation, and adds a thermal fragmentation mechanism. The goal of the model is to characterize the physical structure (fundamental grain sizes) and chemical composition of meteoroids.
Bibliography:istex:CB331676E193DA92B81A873E474A83EE7AD7532F
publisher-ID:aa0040
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ISSN:0004-6361
1432-0746
DOI:10.1051/0004-6361:20041001-1