Abstract
The influence of the geomagnetic field on radar echoes from meteor trains has been studied during the occurrence of the Geminid meteor shower. Radar equipment was located to observe the region where for a short time near to transit of the magnetic meridian the trajectories of the meteor trains were parallel to the direction of the geomagnetic field. Effects due to the magnetic field were apparent for most of the time that the shower was above the horizon, and the results indicate that, in the presence of the magnetic field, a meteor train develops irregularities which are elongated in the direction of the field lines. The effects were not found to be especially pronounced when the meteor trains were formed parallel to the magnetic field.
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