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Meteorology of the superbolide or super-experiment in the atmosphere

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This chapter considers the Chelyabinsk superbolide as a meteorological phenomenon, which caused a significant heating of air along the trajectory of the falling asteroid and the ejection of thousands of tons of dust into the atmosphere.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Chelyabinsk State University, Chelyabinsk, Russia

    N. N. Gorkavyi

  2. Crimean Astrophysical Observatory, Crimea, Russia

    N. N. Gorkavyi

  3. Computational Consulting Services, Haymarket, VA, USA

    T. A. Taidakova

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  1. Lanham, MD, USA

    Nick Gorkavyi

  2. Chelyabinsk State University, Chelyabinsk, Russia

    Alexander Dudorov

  3. Chelyabinsk State University, Chelyabinsk, Russia

    Sergey Taskaev

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Gorkavyi, N.N., Taidakova, T.A. (2019). Meteorology of the superbolide or super-experiment in the atmosphere. In: Gorkavyi, N., Dudorov, A., Taskaev, S. (eds) Chelyabinsk Superbolide. Springer Praxis Books(). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-22986-3_10

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