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32. Meteor mass distribution from radar observations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 August 2015

B.A. McIntosh*
Affiliation:
National Research Council, Ottawa, Canada

Abstract

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There are many problems in deducing the meteor mass distribution from radar echo observations. Some of these are reviewed in this paper, particular emphasis being placed on the effects of electron attachment and of equipment parameters on the statistics of long-duration echoes.

Type
Session 6
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1968 

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