Harvard Radio Meteor Project Explained

The Harvard Radio Meteor Project is a scientific investigative station based within Harvard University.

The Harvard station is investigating data specifically upon the height, the deceleration (speeds ^{[1] [2]}) and the distribution of ionized material within the trail of meteors. The method involves a system of radar producing stations using data that has originated from the reflected pulse returning from the ion columns of meteors.^{[3] [4] [5]}

The antenna used at the Harvard station (main site) is described as a double-trough type antenna.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Harvard Radio Meteor Project Meteor Velocity Distribution Reappraised - Kent Academic Repository . Kar.kent.ac.uk . 2011-10-28.
2. Icarus : The Harvard Radio Meteor Project Meteor Velocity Distribution Reappraised . 10.1006/icar.1995.1117 . 1995Icar..116..154T . 116 . Icarus . 154–158. 1995 . Taylor . A. . 1 .
3. 1963SCoA 7...53H Page 53 . Adsabs.harvard.edu . 1963SCoA....7...53H. Hawkins . G. S. . Smithsonian Contributions to Astrophysics . 1963 . 7 . 53 .
4. Book: Harvard Radio Meteor Project: final ... - Harvard College Observatory - Google Books . 2011-10-28.
5. Book: The Harvard Radio Meteor Project (Book, 1959) . [WorldCat.org] . 1959-03-01 . 080156190.
6. 1963SCoA 7...53H Page 53 . Adsabs.harvard.edu . 1963SCoA....7...53H. Hawkins . G. S. . Smithsonian Contributions to Astrophysics . 1963 . 7 . 53 .