  We investigate a uniform sample of 113 light curves (LCs) of meteors
collected at the Wise Observatory in November 2002 while observing the Leonid
meteor shower. We use previously defined descriptors such as the skewness F and
a recently defined pointedness parameter along with a number of other
measurable or derived quantities to explore the parameter space in search of
meaningful LC descriptors. We make extensive use of statistical techniques to
reveal links among the variables and to understand their relative importance.
In particular, we show that meteors with long-duration trails rise slowly to
their maximal brightness and also decay slowly from there while showing milder
flaring than other meteors. Early skewed LCs show a fast rise to the peak. We
show that the duration of te luminous phase of the meteor is th emost important
variable differentiating among the 2002 LCs. The skewness parameter F appears
only as the 2nd or 3rd in explaining the LC variance. We suggest that the
pointedness parameter P could possibly be useful to discriminate among meteors
from different showers, or to compare observations and model predictions.
