Improvements in modeling thermospheric densities using new EUV and FUV solar indices

Advances in the Astronautical Sciences

Volumn 124 II, Issue , 2006, Pages 2183-2202

  Bowman, Bruce R ^a   Tobiska, W Kent ^b  

^a Air Force Space Command   (United States)

^b Space Environment Technologies ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET (EUV) IRRADIANCE INDEX; FAR ULTRAVIOLET (FUV) IRRADIANCE INDEX; SCHUMANN RUNGE CONTINUUM (SRC); THERMOSPHERE;

CONTINUUM MECHANICS; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; GEOTHERMAL HEATING; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY);

EID: 34247093319     PISSN: 00653438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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