Accuracy of earth's thermospheric neutral density models

Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, 2006

Volumn 1, Issue , 2006, Pages 422-441

  Marcos, Frank A ^a   Bowman, Bruce R ^b,d   Sheehan, Robert E ^c,e  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Air Force Space Command   (United States)

^c BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^d AFRL/VSBXT ^*  (Canada)

^e Institute for Scientific Research   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTH ATMOSPHERE; GEOMAGNETISM; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ORBITS; SATELLITES; SOLAR SYSTEM;

HIGH ACCURACY SATELLITE DRAG MODEL (HASDM); SATELLITE PRECISION ORBIT; THERMOSPHERIC NEUTRAL DENSITIES; THERMOSPHERIC NEUTRAL DENSITY;

DRAG;

EID: 33845987349     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2006-6167     Document Type: Conference Paper

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