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sporadic meteor
sporadic meteor A randomly occurring meteor, not associated with any meteor shower. Sporadic meteors can be seen on any clear night, with rates varying from perhaps 3–4 meteors/h in the spring to 8–10 meteors/h in the autumn. In addition to this seasonal variation there is also a nightly variation, which results in higher sporadic rates before dawn than in the evening hours. The sporadic background represents an end-point in meteor stream evolution, reached when the meteoroids in a stream become so dispersed that a meteor shower is no longer detectable. Because they are random, sporadic meteors are often considered a useful control sample in shower studies.
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 "The Daily Mail (London, England)")
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HOPPING OFF; Greek island hopping is no longer the preserve of hippies. But how do you get started? Rachel Galbraith reports from the Sporades . . .
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 9/14/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...of islands: the Ionian, Cyclades, Sporades, North Aegean, Argo-Saronic, East...ferry. Between some islands in the Sporades, the Cyclades and Dodecanese, the larger...most important ones to you first. The Sporades in the western Aegean are a good choice...
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Travel: Starry nights in the Sporades Laura Ivill watches from the deck of her chartered yacht in the Greek islands as dolphins take their tune from Vivaldi
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 6/27/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...mainland. The only major airport, and the key to why the Sporades chain of islands remains largely pristine, is on Skiathos...responsibility - that's cruising! At the northern end of the Sporades is the island of Yioura, said to be where Polyphemus lived...
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Swap your sporran for sporades
Newspaper article from: Evening News - Scotland; 4/14/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...the best of all worlds, head for the Sporades. Set like four sparkling jewels off the eastern coast of mainland Greece, the Sporades consist of the islands of Skiathos...Choice offers holiday packages to the Sporades, which are tailor-made for the independent...
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 "The Birmingham Post (England)")
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GREEK IDYLL; Independent island-hoppers, nightclubbers and relaxation-seekers can all find much to enjoy in the Sporades islands. John von Radowitz reports.(TRAVEL)
Newspaper article from: The Birmingham Post (England); 4/7/2001; 700+ words
; ...number of island hopping packages to the Sporades. Prices for a two-week trip in May...the best of all worlds, head for the Sporades. Set like four sparkling jewels off the eastern coast of mainland Greece, the Sporades consist of the islands of Skiathos...
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Sporades Previews Turkey, Greece Tours
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 3/6/1994; 304 words
; ...s time to talk Turkey - and Greece as well - with University of Southern California Classics Prof. Dick Caldwell, whose Sporades Tours to those two eastern Mediterranean nations are distinguished by their personal touch and off-the-beaten-path itineraries...
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One man's Greece-Turkey tours rebound with fresh twist
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 12/22/1991; ; 700+ words
; ...Caldwell, is giving his distinctive Sporades Tours a fresh focus for 1992 in hopeful...into the 12th season of his one-man Sporades Tours operation. "From May to July...because he's making the non-regimented Sporades Tours approach even more flexible with...
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Travel: Specialist operators
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Telegraph London; 1/11/1998; 624 words
; ...destinations. But the quieter Ionian and Sporades islands, especially Paxos and Skiathos...with pools and traditional houses on the Sporades and Ionian islands; particularly strong...islands in the Dodecanese, Saronic and Sporades islands. Simply Ionian (0181 995 1121...
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 "The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland)")
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Destination: Paradise : Sun, sea, sand and home to the Cyclops; The islands around Greece hold unspoilt beauty as well as top nightspots. JOHN VON RADOWITZ hopped on to a hydrofoil to find out more.(Travel)
Newspaper article from: The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland); 8/16/2001; 700+ words
; ...the best of all worlds, head for the Sporades. Set like four sparkling jewels off the eastern coast of mainland Greece, the Sporades consist of the islands of Skiathos...Choice offer holiday packages to the Sporades which are tailor-made for the independent...
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 "Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England)")
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Holiday: ISLANDS OF THE GODS.
Newspaper article from: Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England); 4/22/2001; 700+ words
; ...the best of all worlds, head for the Sporades. Set like four sparkling jewels off the eastern coast of mainland Greece, the Sporades consist of the islands of Skiathos...Choice offers holiday packages to the Sporades which are tailor-made for the independent...
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Aegean Surface Circulation from a Satellite-Tracked Drifter Array
Magazine article from: Journal of Physical Oceanography; 7/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...currents with the straits through the Sporades and Cyclades island groups. These interactions...is divided into three subbasins: the Sporades, Athos, and Lemnos Basins. The central...generally taken to lie between the Sporades and Lesvos Islands. The southern Aegean...
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Sporades
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Sporades , islands, E and SE Greece, in the Aegean...variously at different times. The Northern Sporades are generally understood to include Sk...sometimes also included. The Southern Sporades are generally understood to include Ikar...
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Mediterranean Sea
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...its chief islands are Sicily, Sardinia, Corsica, Crete, Cyprus, Malta, Rhodes, the Dodecanese, the Cyclades, the Sporades, the Balearic Islands, and the Ionian Islands. Shallows (Adventure Bank) between Sicily and Cape Bon, Tunisia, divide...
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Ikaría
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Ikaría or Icaria , mountainous island, c.100 sq mi (260 sq km), SE Greece, one of the Sporades , near Turkey. It has iron-ore deposits and sulfur springs. According to Greek mythology Icarus fell into the sea near the island.
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Greece
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...a , Zákinthos , Lefkás , and Itháki , in the Ionian Sea; and the Cyclades , the Northern Sporades , the Dodecanese (including Rhodes , Évvoia , Lesbos , Khíos , Sámos , Límnos...
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Aegean Sea
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...limit. Irregular in shape, it is dotted with islands, most of which belong to Greece; they include Évvoia , the Sporades , the Cyclades , Sámos , Khíos , Lesbos , Thásos , and the Dodecanese . The Aegean Sea's...
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