Tracking Meteoroids in the Atmosphere: Fireball Trajectory Analysis
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Open access
Authors
Sansom, Eleanor Kate
Date
2016Supervisor
Prof. Phil Bland
Type
Thesis
Award
PhD
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Science and Engineering
School
Applied Geology
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Abstract
This thesis improves and develops algorithms for fireball trajectory analysis. Stochastic estimators outside the current field of fireball modelling have been applied, from Kalman filters to 3D particle filters. These techniques are fully automated and rigorously incorporate errors, providing a means to routinely analyse fireball data in an unbiased manner.
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