A Curated Dataset of Regional Meteor Events with Simultaneous Optical and Infrasound Observations (2006–2011)

Silber, Elizabeth Allaryce; Brown, Emerson; Thompson, Andrea R.; Sawal, Vedant

doi:10.3390/data10090138

A Curated Dataset of Regional Meteor Events with Simultaneous Optical and Infrasound Observations (2006–2011)

Journal Article · Thu Aug 28 00:00:00 EDT 2025 · Data

DOI:https://doi.org/10.3390/data10090138· OSTI ID:2587515

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Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States); Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL (United States)
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States); Central New Mexico Community College, Albuquerque, NM (United States)

We present a curated, openly accessible dataset of 71 regional meteor events simultaneously recorded by optical and infrasound instrumentation between 2006 and 2011. These events were captured during an observational campaign using the all-sky cameras of the Southern Ontario Meteor Network and the co-located Elginfield Infrasound Array. Each entry provides optical trajectory measurements, infrasound waveforms, and atmospheric specification profiles. The integration of optical and acoustic data enables robust linkage between observed acoustic signals and specific points along meteor trajectories, offering new opportunities to examine shock wave generation, propagation, and energy deposition processes. This release fills a critical observational gap by providing the first validated, openly accessible archive of simultaneous optical–infrasound meteor observations that supports trajectory reconstruction, acoustic propagation modeling, and energy deposition analyses. By making these data openly available in a structured format, this work establishes a durable reference resource that advances reproducibility, fosters cross-disciplinary research, and underpins future developments in meteor physics, atmospheric acoustics, and planetary defense.

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Research Organization:: Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); USDOE Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program; National Science Foundation (NSF)

Grant/Contract Number:: NA0003525

OSTI ID:: 2587515

Report Number(s):: SAND--2025-11004J; 1783713

Journal Information:: Data, Journal Name: Data Journal Issue: 9 Vol. 10; ISSN 2306-5729

Publisher:: MDPI AGCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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