Multi-instrumental observations of the 2014 Ursid meteor outburst
Manuel Moreno-Ib\'a\~nez, Josep Ma. Trigo-Rodr\'iguez, Jos\'e Mar\'ia, Madiedo, J\'er\'emie Vaubaillon, Iwan P. Williams, Maria Gritsevich, Lorenzo, G. Morillas, Estefan\'ia Blanch, Pep Pujols, Fran\c{c}ois Colas, Philippe, Dupouy

TL;DR
This study reports on multi-instrument observations of the 2014 Ursid meteor outburst, confirming its origin from a dust trail produced by comet 8P/Tuttle in 1392 A.D., and discusses the orbital data collected.
Contribution
The paper provides detailed multi-station observational data and confirms the dust trail origin of the 2014 Ursid outburst, supporting orbital resonance hypotheses.
Findings
Precise meteor trajectories and orbits were obtained despite weather challenges.
The 2014 outburst originated from a dust trail from 1392 A.D. comet debris.
Observations support the orbital resonance explanation for outbursts.
Abstract
The Ursid meteor shower is an annual shower that usually shows little activity. However, its Zenith Hourly Rate sometimes increases, usually either when its parent comet, 8P/Tuttle, is close to its perihelion or its aphelion. Outbursts when the comet is away from perihelion are not common and outburst when the comet is close to aphelion are extremely rare. The most likely explanation offered to date is based on the orbital mean motion resonances. The study of the aphelion outburst of December 2000 provided a means of testing that hypothesis. A new aphelion outburst was predicted for December 2014. The Spanish Meteor Network in collaboration with the French Fireball Recovery and InterPlanetary Observation Network set up a campaign to monitor this outburst and eventually retrieve orbital data that expands and confirms previous preliminary results and predictions. Despite unfavourable…
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