Abstract
The radio observations of meteor echoes using FM broadcasting were carried out from January, 1981 to June, 1985. The annual variation of meteor rates in the 5 years was obtained from the observations made from 25h through 29h in local time (16h–20h UT).
Some features in this annual variation can be explained by the occurrence of the major meteor showers. After the effects of these major showers are removed there remains a significant annual variation which shows higher rates in the winter half of the year (October to March). This seems to be caused by the annual variation of non-shower meteors radiating from the apex region.
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Suzuki, K. (1991). The Annual Variation of Radio Meteor Echoes Observed from 1981 to 1985. In: Levasseur-Regourd, A.C., Hasegawa, H. (eds) Origin and Evolution of Interplanetary Dust. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 173. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3640-2_68
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