[meteorite-list] Fireball question / sonic boom

[Meteorites USA]

Curious... I know there are many variables involved, and it probably 
varies with the conditions under which each event occurs, but I've read 
that some people have heard sonic booms (as low boom/rumbles) up to 50 
miles away or more.

Couldn't one figure out that distance by calculating altitude of any 
given bolide and air pressure/temp during the time of the event, (since 
it affects the sound waves at different elevations) to determine how far 
from the epicenter someone could here the sonic boom?

I'm seriously curious about this.

Regards,
Eric


On 3/29/2011 3:30 PM, Richard Kowalski wrote:
> I'd be very interested to know if people beyond the heavy end of these falls heard the sonic boom?
>
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> Richard Kowalski
> Full Moon Photography
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> --- On Tue, 3/29/11, Bernd V. Pauli<bernd.pauli at paulinet.de>  wrote:
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>> From: Bernd V. Pauli<bernd.pauli at paulinet.de>
>> Subject: [meteorite-list] Fireball question / sonic boom
>> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
>> Date: Tuesday, March 29, 2011, 2:03 PM
>> Hello Sonny, Steve, and List,
>>
>> Steve: "with Park Forest there were sonic booms reported by
>> many in the area"
>>
>> Meteor blazes path to Park Forest (by Joseph Sjostrom and
>> Nancy
>> Ryan - Tribune staff reporters) - March 27, 2003, 1:20 PM
>> CST:
>>
>> "... Garza said he was in bed when he heard his
>>   dog barking and what sounded like *thunder*."
>>
>> "We all heard a *sound* about two minutes after. It was
>> like a *sonic boom*."
>>
>>
>> Best wishes from the happy owner of five gorgeous Park
>> Forest
>> meteorites, all of which were kindly given to me by Steve
>> Witt
>> and are, of course, still in my collection where they will
>> stay
>> for good! Steve, thank you once again for these beauties!
>>
>> Bernd
>>
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