FAST VARIATIONS OF THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE AIRGLOW DUE TO THE METEORS AND HUMAN ACTIVITY

Autor: Vasilyev, R.V., Beletsky, A.B., Eselevich, M.V., Ivanov, K.I., Komarova, E.S., Mikhalev, A.V., Podlesny, A.V., Podlesny, S.V.
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
DOI: 10.25702/ksc.2588-0039.2019.42.164-167
Popis: We report about recent researches of the long-lived meteor trails at the mesopause region and artificial increasing of the red airglow in the thermosphere due to the spacecraft engine activation. Observing with all-sky cameras show that the events appear as a spot or ring of the enhanced glow with diameter of hundreds of kilometers and have a lifetime from several minutes till tens of minutes. The phenomena appear at different height levels and have a different origin, whereas the dynamic in temporal and spatial domain as observed on the ground are similar. The data obtained can conclude that both phenomena have the same nature -influence of meteor matter or satellite engine products on the chemical reactions in the upper atmosphere. Statistics and stereoscopy of the events can give us the possibility to separate and control the moments of the satellite engine operations and perform the additional investigations of the mesopause region.
Databáze: OpenAIRE