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METEOR TRAIL [1 record]

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Record 1 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric Physics
  • Geophysics
OBS

... in the radar method, short bursts of radiofrequency energy are emitted from a transmitting station on the ground; the meteor trail scatters a small fraction of this energy back to a receiver located at the same station and by electronic methods, the elapsed time of flight of the pulses, equivalent to the distance to the trail, can be measured.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
  • Géophysique
DEF

Appareil de détection des turbulences atmosphériques utilisant comme traceur les traînées ionisées laissées par les météorites.

Spanish

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