Bibcode
Bellot Rubio, L. R.
Referencia bibliográfica
Journal of the International Meteor Organization, 22, 13-26
Fecha de publicación:
2
1994
Número de citas
4
Número de citas referidas
3
Descripción
By integrating the differential equation system of the single-body
meteor theory which describes meteor flight in the atmosphere, we show
that the population index r depends on the radiant zenithal distance
zR. When zR is large, r diminishes, requiring
correction in order to obtain reliable number density profiles. A new
method is proposed to correct the population index when zR is
not zero. Its application to the problem of the 1992 Quadrantids raised
by Rendtel et al. shows that corrected values of r vary from r=2.32 to
r=2.44 between solar longitudes 283.00 and 283.23 deg.