Articles | Volume 34, issue 12
https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-34-1119-2016
https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-34-1119-2016
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02 Dec 2016
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Decay times of transitionally dense specularly reflecting meteor trails and potential chemical impact on trail lifetimes

Wayne K. Hocking, Reynold E. Silber, John M. C. Plane, Wuhu Feng, and Marcial Garbanzo-Salas

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Meteoroids entering the atmosphere produce trails of ionized particles which can be detected with radar. The weakest ones are called underdense (the most common), the strongest are called overdense, and intermediate ones are transitional. Meteor radar signatures are used to determine atmospheric parameters like temperature and winds. We present new results which show the effect of ozone on the transitional trail lifetimes, which may eventually allow radar to measure mesospheric ozone.