Detection of a long-term decrease in thermospheric neutral density

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1-4

  Marcos, Frank A ^a   Wise, John O ^a   Kendra, Michael J ^b   Grossbard, Neil J ^c   Bowman, Bruce R ^b,d  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Radex Inc   (United States)

^c BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^d Peterson AFB   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COOLING; DATA REDUCTION; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SATELLITES; SOLAR RADIATION; GEOMAGNETISM; SOLAR ENERGY;

ANTHROPOGENIC CAUSES; SATELLITE ORBITAL DECAY; THERMOSPHERE; TIME PERIOD;

GEOMAGNETISM; ORBITS;

THERMOSPHERE;

ANTHROPOGENIC CAUSE; EMPIRICAL MODEL; GEOMAGNETIC CONDITIONS; GLOBAL COOLING; NEUTRAL DENSITIES; SATELLITE DRAG; SATELLITE ORBITAL DECAY; SOLAR ACTIVITY;

EID: 19744368331     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004GL021269     Document Type: Article

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