TY - JOUR
T1 - Latitudinal variations of diurnal meteor rates
AU - Szasz, C
AU - Kero, J
AU - Pellinen-Wannberg, A
AU - Mathews, J
AU - Mitchell, N J
AU - Singer, W
N1 - ID number: ISI:000236083500014
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - The presence of a diurnal variation in meteor activity is well established. The sporadic meteor count rates are higher on the local dawn side and lower on the local dusk side. This phenomenon is caused by the Earth's orbital motion and rotation. Meteor radar measurements have been compared from Esrange, Kiruna, Sweden, at 68 degrees N, from Juliusruh, Germany, at 55 degrees N, and from Ascension Island, at 8 degrees S, to investigate how the diurnal variation depends on season at different latitudes. Data have been used from vernal and autumnal equinoxes and summer and winter solstices to locate the largest seasonal differences.
AB - The presence of a diurnal variation in meteor activity is well established. The sporadic meteor count rates are higher on the local dawn side and lower on the local dusk side. This phenomenon is caused by the Earth's orbital motion and rotation. Meteor radar measurements have been compared from Esrange, Kiruna, Sweden, at 68 degrees N, from Juliusruh, Germany, at 55 degrees N, and from Ascension Island, at 8 degrees S, to investigate how the diurnal variation depends on season at different latitudes. Data have been used from vernal and autumnal equinoxes and summer and winter solstices to locate the largest seasonal differences.
U2 - 10.1007/s11038-005-9007-0
DO - 10.1007/s11038-005-9007-0
M3 - Article
SN - 0167-9295
VL - 95
SP - 101
EP - 107
JO - Earth Moon and Planets
JF - Earth Moon and Planets
IS - 1-4
ER -