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A Modeling Analysis of the Apparent Linear Relation Between Mesospheric Temperatures and Meteor Height Distributions Measured by a Meteor Radar

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A Modeling Analysis of the Apparent Linear Relation Between Mesospheric Temperatures and Meteor Height Distributions Measured by a Meteor Radar
Other Titles
중간권 온도와 유성레이다로 관측한 유성고도분포 사이 선형관계에 대한 모델링 분석
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Subject
Astronomy & Astrophysics
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Issue Date
2022-01
Citation
Lee, Wonseok, et al. 2022. "A Modeling Analysis of the Apparent Linear Relation Between Mesospheric Temperatures and Meteor Height Distributions Measured by a Meteor Radar". JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SPACE PHYSICS, 127(1): 1-14.
Abstract
A new method of estimating mesospheric temperature has recently been proposed by utilizing an apparent linear relation between atmospheric temperatures and full widths at half maximum (FWHMs) of meteor height distributions measured by a meteor radar (MR). However, the new method assumes that the meteor height distribution is dominantly dependent on the atmospheric conditions, rather than on meteoroid characteristics (mass and velocity). In order to verify this assumption, we have developed a meteor ablation model and applied it to the observed parameters by a MR at King Sejong Station (62.2 degrees S, 58.8 degrees W). The simulation results show that the FWHM of meteor height distribution increases linearly with the mesospheric temperature and its linear relation matches well with the observed relation. We found that the seasonal variation of meteor velocity distributions is significant but has only little effect on the variation of the height distribution. We also found that the observed characteristics of meteors are consistent with a Gaussian distribution of logarithmic masses, and this distribution is nearly invariable throughout the year with the average peak value of 10-6.2kg ${10}<^>{-6.2}\hspace*{.5em}\text{kg}$. Thus, we conclude that observed meteor height distributions are mainly dependent on the mesospheric temperature, and can be used as a mesospheric temperature indicator.
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https://repository.kopri.re.kr/handle/201206/13305
DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2021JA029812
Type
Article
Station
King Sejong Station
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SCIE
Appears in Collections
2021-2021, Occurrence of aurora and their correlations with polar upper atmospheric and climate variabilities (21-21) / Jee, Geonhwa (PE21020)
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