The JB2006 empirical thermospheric density model

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 774-793

  Bowman, Bruce R ^a   Kent Tobiska, W ^b   Marcos, Frank A ^c   Valladares, Cesar ^d  

^a Peterson AFB   (United States)

^b Space Environment Technologies ^*  (United States)

^c AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Neutral density; Semiannual variation; Solar EUV; Thermosphere; Thermosphere models

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; DRAG; GEOMAGNETISM; IRRADIATION; SOLAR RADIATION;

EXOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; NEUTRAL DENSITY; ORBIT-BASED SENSOR; SOLAR INDICES; THERMOSPHERIC DENSITY MODEL;

ATMOSPHERIC DENSITY;

EID: 39749135519     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2007.10.002     Document Type: Article

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