Long-lived meteor trails

Aleksandr Mikhalev; Aleksandr Beletsky; Roman Vasilyev; Maxim Eselevich; Kirill Ivanov; Evgeniya Komarova; Aleksey Podlesnyi; Stepan Podlesny; Tatyana Syrenova

doi:10.12737/stp-53201913

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LONG-LIVED METEOR TRAILS Long-lived meteor trails

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Published in Solar-Terrestrial Physics · Volume 5, Issue 3 · Pages 109–116 · Rubric: Results of current research

DOI: https://doi.org/10.12737/stp-53201913

Received: 18.09.2019 Accepted: 15.03.2026 Language of publication: ru-RU

Authors

Aleksandr Mikhalev

Aleksandr Beletsky

Roman Vasilyev

ORCID ResearcherID

Maxim Eselevich

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Kirill Ivanov

Evgeniya Komarova

Aleksey Podlesnyi

ORCID

Stepan Podlesny

Tatyana Syrenova

Aleksandr Mikhalev

Academic degree: doctor of physical and mathematical sciences

Institute of Solar Terrestrial Physics SB RAS Russian Federation · Irkutsk

Aleksandr Beletsky

Academic degree: candidate of physical and mathematical sciences

Institute of Solar Terrestrial Physics SB RAS Russian Federation · Irkutsk

Roman Vasilyev

Academic degree: candidate of physical and mathematical sciences

Institute of Solar-Terrestrial Physics SB RAS Russian Federation · Irkutsk

ORCID ResearcherID

Maxim Eselevich

Academic degree: candidate of physical and mathematical sciences

Institute of Solar Terrestrial Physics SB RAS Russian Federation · Irkutsk

Kirill Ivanov

Irkutsk State University Irkutsk

Evgeniya Komarova

Irkutsk State University Irkutsk

Aleksey Podlesnyi

Institute of Solar-Terrestrial Physics SB RAS Russian Federation · Irkutsk

ORCID

Stepan Podlesny

Institute of Solar-Terrestrial Physics SB RAS Russian Federation · Irkutsk

Tatyana Syrenova

Institute of Solar Terrestrial Physics SB RAS Russian Federation · Irkutsk

ABSTRACT

The paper presents data on long-lived (~20–40 min) meteor trails. We describe a group of soliton-type meteor trails expanding at transonic speeds. Radio sounding data evidences that the latter include ~7–8 min ionization trails. We also consider one event with an ordinary shape and dynamics of meteor trails. These ordinary meteor trails are formed due to wind flows at heights of meteor glow. We describe the space-time structure of the detected meteor trails. In particular, in the November 18, 2017 event the typical size of the expanding trail area reached approximately 400 km and retained its semioval shape. The meteor trail propagated mainly in the horizontal plane at heights of ~86–91 km. We examine possible mechanisms of long-lived meteor trails propagating at transonic speeds. We estimate speed variations of meteor particles of size from 1μm to 10 mm for ~70–120 km heights during their horizontal motion. It is shown that the mode of meteor particle motion without deceleration on the typical timescale of ~10 3 s at 70–90 km heights can be realized only for large particles over 100 μm. Mechanisms and spectral composition of long-lived meteor trail glow are discussed.

KEYWORDS

long-lived meteor trail, ionization meteor trail, meteor trail glow, airglow

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Mikhalev A. V., Beletsky A. B., Vasilyev R. V., Eselevich M. V., Ivanov K. I., Komarova E. S., Podlesnyi A. V., Podlesny S. V., Syrenova T. E. Long-lived meteor trails // Solar-Terrestrial Physics. 2019. no. 3. pp. 109-116. DOI: https://doi.org/10.12737/stp-53201913. (Date of access 15.11.2026).

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Aleksandr Mikhalev, Beletsky A. B., Vasilyev R. V., Eselevich M. V., Ivanov K. I., Komarova E. S., Podlesnyi A. V., Podlesny S. V., Syrenova T. E.. "Long-lived meteor trails." Solar-Terrestrial Physics 5.3 (2019): 109-116. DOI: https://doi.org/10.12737/stp-53201913.

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Mikhalev A. V., Beletsky A. B., Vasilyev R. V., Eselevich M. V., Ivanov K. I., Komarova E. S., Podlesnyi A. V., Podlesny S. V., Syrenova T. E. (2019). Long-lived meteor trails. Solar-Terrestrial Physics, 5(3), 109-116. https://doi.org/10.12737/stp-53201913

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Aleksandr Mikhalev, Beletsky A. B., Vasilyev R. V., Eselevich M. V., Ivanov K. I., Komarova E. S., Podlesnyi A. V., Podlesny S. V., Syrenova T. E.. "Long-lived meteor trails." Solar-Terrestrial Physics 5, no. 3 (2019): 109-116. https://doi.org/10.12737/stp-53201913.

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