Infrasound observations of the bolide explosion over Romania on January 7, 2015
| 1Chernogor, LF, 2Liashchuk, OI 1V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Kharkiv, Ukraine 2Main Center of Special Monitoring, Gorodok, Ukraine |
| Kinemat. fiz. nebesnyh tel (Online) 2017, 33(6):34-54 |
| https://doi.org/10.15407/kfnt2017.06.034 |
| Start Page: Dynamics and Physics of Solar System Bodies |
| Language: Russian |
Abstract: Manifestations of the Romania meteoroid explosion have been detected in the infrasound data acquired at a few infrasound stations in Europe. The azimuth angle of arrival, celerity, duration, amplitude, and energy of the infrasound signal has been estimated. The composition, mass, volume, and the dimensions of the meteoroid are discussed. |
| Keywords: explosion, infrasound, Romania meteoroid |
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