Detection of Leonids meteoric dust in the upper atmosphere by polarization measurements of the twilight sky

Details Detection of Leonids meteoric dust in the upper atmosphere by polarization measurements of the twilight sky Detection of Leonids meteoric dust in the upper atmosphere by polarization measurements of the twilight sky

2006-12-20

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0612586v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

12 pages, 6 figures, submitted to Planetary and Space Science

Scientific paper

10.1016/j.pss.2007.03.009

The method of detection of dust in the stratosphere and mesosphere by the twilight sky background observations is being considered. The polarization measurements are effective for detection of the meteoric dust scattering on the background consisting basically of troposphere multiple scattering. The method is based on the observed and explained polarization properties of the sky background during different stages of twilight. It is used to detect the mesosphere dust after the Leonids maximum in 2002 and to investigate its evolution. The polarization method takes into account the multiple scattering and sufficient contribution of moonlight scattering background and turns out to be more sensitive than existing analogs used in the present time.

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