Modelling of space weather effects on satellite drag

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1229-1239

  Doornbos, E ^a   Klinkrad, H ^b  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b ESA ESOC   (Germany)

Author keywords

Density; Drag; Satellite orbit; Space weather; Thermosphere

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRAG; GEOMAGNETISM; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STORMS; WEATHER SATELLITES;

DENSITY; SATELLITE ORBITS; SPACE WEATHER; THERMOSPHERE;

METEOROLOGICAL PROBLEMS;

EID: 33646516016     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2005.04.097     Document Type: Article

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