CAOSP abstracts, Volume: 51, No.: 3, year: 2021

Author(s): Efremov, V.; Popova, O.; Glazachev, D.; Margonis, A.; Oberst, J.; Kartashova, A.
Journal: Contributions of the Astronomical Observatory Skalnaté Pleso, vol. 51, no. 3, p. 186-206.
Date: 12/2021
Title: Small meteor ablation model: Applying to Perseid observations
Keyword(s): Meteors, meteoroids, ablation model, Perseid shower
Pages: 186 -- 206
DOI: https://doi.org/10.31577/caosp.2021.51.3.186
NASA ADS Abstract Service: 2021CoSka..51..186E
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License: This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Abstract: We study the process of meteoroid interaction with the Earth's atmosphere, in particular, the effect of ablation. An ablation model is used, where mass loss of a meteoroid is determined using the saturated vapor pressure of the assumed meteoroid's substance. An automated method is suggested, where we estimate the physical parameters of a meteoroid by comparing data from observations and models of known parameters. Model constraints and features of the models are discussed.