Meteor radars are used for continuous atmospheric observations for many years. The collected data can be used to create wind fields in heights between 70 and 120 km, which can further be used in comparison with other types of measurments to conclude interactions between atmospheric layers like vertical ...

Millions of meteoroids strike and disintegrate in the Earth's upper atmosphere every day and may be seen as visible or radar meteors. Although very few of the these foreign bodies actually make it to the surface of the Earth, they have been known to cause damage to satellites and are also the only ...