A new empirical thermospheric density model JB2008 using new solar and geomagnetic indices

AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages

  Bowman, Bruce R ^a   Tobiska, W Kent ^b   Marcos, Frank A ^c   Huang, Cheryl Y ^c   Lin, Chin S ^c   Burke, William J ^c  

^a Space Analysis / A9AC ^*  (United States)

^b Space Environment Technologies ^*  (United States)

^c AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER MEASUREMENT; ALTITUDE RANGE; DENSITY CHANGE; DENSITY EQUATIONS; DIFFUSION EQUATIONS; DST INDEX; FAR ULTRAVIOLET; GEOMAGNETIC INDICES; GEOMAGNETIC STORM; MODEL COMPARISON; ON-ORBIT SENSORS; SOLAR INDICES; SOLAR IRRADIANCES; THERMOSPHERIC DENSITY MODELS;

ACCELEROMETERS; ASTROPHYSICS; ATMOSPHERIC DENSITY; GEOMAGNETISM; HEATING; STORMS;

GEODETIC SATELLITES;

EID: 78651241867     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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