Simulations of the collection of mesospheric dust particles with a rocket instrument

• Published in: Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
• Main Authors: A. Pineau, H. Trollvik, H. Greaker, S. Olsen, Y. Eilertsen, I. Mann
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2024
• Subjects: Environmental engineering; TA170-171; Earthwork. Foundations; TA715-787; Andøya; Norway
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-17-3843-2024; https://doaj.org/article/30bd467856cd4dd39b3159c7fd66e187

We investigate the collection of dust particles in the mesosphere with the MESS (MEteoric Smoke Sampler) instrument that is designed to fly on a sounding rocket. We assume that the ice particles that form in the polar mesosphere between 80 and 85 km altitude in summer contain meteoric smoke particle...