The interaction of meteoroids with the atmosphere
- 1Astronomical Institute of Romanian Academy, Str. Cutitul de Argint 5, 040557 Bucharest, Romania Email: ioana.boaca@astro.ro
- 2Finnish Geospatial Research Institute (FGI), Geodeetinrinne 2, FI-02430 Masala, Finland
- 3University of Helsinki, Faculty of Science, Gustaf Hällsrömin katu 2, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland
- 4Finnish Fireball Network, Ursa Astronomical Association, Kopernikuksentie 1, FI-00130 Helsinki, Finland
- 6IMCCE, Observatoire de Paris, 77 av Denfert Rochereau, 75014 Paris Cedex, France
- 7Department of Computer Science, Information Technology, Mathematics and Physics, Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti, 39 Bucharest Bvd Street, 100680 Ploiesti, Romania
- 8Simion Stoilow Institute of Mathematics of the Romanian Academy, 21 Calea Grivitei Street, 010702 Bucharest, Romania
In this work we present the main results of the project named ‘Meteor mathematical modelling of dark flight’ (MeMATH), and current state and future work related to our project. The MeMATH project started in September 2020.
The main objectives of the MeMATH project are:
i) numerical simulation of the dark-flight trajectory;
ii) determining the search area for meteorite fragments;
iii) the study of the ablation of large bodies.
In the first stage of the project, we developed a mathematical model for the dark flight trajectory of a meteoroid. The novelty of our model is that it considers the ellipsoidal shape of the Earth, the Coriolis effect and the centrifugal force.
In the current stage of the project, we are determining the ballistic coefficient α and the mass loss parameter β based on the meteoroid height and deceleration.
The α and β parameters have a great impact in the study of meteoroids from the identification of the parent body to determining the initial and final mass and finding out weather the remnant matter after ablation could result in a meteorite on the ground.
Acknowledgement.
The work of IB and MB was supported by a grant of the Romanian Ministry of Education and Research, CNCS-UEFISCDI, project number PN-III-P1-1.1-PD-2019-0784, within PNCDI III.
How to cite: Boaca, I. L., Gritsevich, M., Birlan, M., Nedelcu, A., and Boaca, T.: The interaction of meteoroids with the atmosphere, EGU General Assembly 2022, Vienna, Austria, 23–27 May 2022, EGU22-8746, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu22-8746, 2022.
