The potential of remote sensing for neutral atmospheric density estimation in a data assimilation system

Journal of the Astronautical Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 445-463

  Minter, C F ^a,b   Fuller Rowell, T J ^a,b   Codrescu, M V ^a,b  

^a University of Colorado ^*  (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA ASSIMILATION SYSTEM; EARTH-ORBITING SATELLITES; NEUTRAL ATMOSPHERIC DENSITY; DATA ASSIMILATION SYSTEMS; DATA ASSIMILATION TECHNIQUES; LOW EARTH ORBITING SATELLITES; PATTERN CORRELATION; REMOTE SENSING PLATFORMS; REMOTE SENSING SATELLITES; SATELLITE REMOTE SENSING; TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL;

DATA PROCESSING; GEOMAGNETISM; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ORBITS; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITES; ATMOSPHERIC DENSITY; COMMUNICATION SATELLITES; SPACE OPTICS;

ASTROPHYSICS; REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 33644599960     PISSN: 00219142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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