The Variation of Meteor Heights with Velocity and Magnitude

Abstract

The variation of the heights of occurrence of meteors, with velocity and magnitude, are compared with the theoretical predictions. The photographic observations are shown to be in good agreement with theory over the range of zenithal visual magnitudes from −3 to +3 and for velocities of 13 to 70 km/sec. Very large departures from the predicted heights are found for radio echo observations of +6 magnitude meteors. Reasons for these departures are discussed.