RADIATION PRESSURE CORRECTION TO METEOR ORBITS

Authors
GUSTAFSON BAS ADOLFSSON LG
Citation
Bas. Gustafson et Lg. Adolfsson, RADIATION PRESSURE CORRECTION TO METEOR ORBITS, Earth, moon, and planets, 72(1-3), 1996, pp. 327-332
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Astronomy & Astrophysics","Geosciences, Interdisciplinary
Journal title
Earth, moon, and planets → ACNP
ISSN journal
01679295
Volume
72
Issue
1-3
Year of publication
1996
Pages
327 - 332
Database
ISI
SICI code
0167-9295(1996)72:1-3<327:RPCTMO>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
We present a method to calculate the radiation pressure force to gravi ty ratio on meteoroids from their atmospheric flight. Radiation pressu re corrections to meteor orbits are negligible for fireballs; of the o rder of or less than the measurement errors (approximate to 1%) for ph otographic meteors; of the order of and in some cases substantially la rger than the measurement errors (approximate to 10%) for radar meteor s.