EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF THE AMPLITUDE OF RADAR METEOR-HEAD ECHOES
- 1 February 1963
- journal article
- Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Canadian Journal of Physics
- Vol. 41 (2) , 355-371
- https://doi.org/10.1139/p63-038
Abstract
Measurements are presented on some 500 radar meteor-head echoes observed during the 1961 Perseid meteor shower. Mean absolute powers of head echoes and of the associated enduring echoes are given as a function of the angular position of the meteor along its trajectory. The detailed amplitude variation of three head echoes is discussed in relation to various scattering mechanisms. It is shown that a solar-controlled parameter of the atmosphere has a strong influence on head echoes.Keywords
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