Gas-surface interactions modelling influence on satellite aerodynamics and thermosphere mass density

The satellite acceleration data from the CHAMP, GRACE, GOCE, and Swarm missions provide detailed information on the thermosphere density over the last two decades. Recent work on reducing errors in modelling the spacecraft geometry has greatly reduced scale differences between the thermosphere data...

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Main Authors: March Günther, van den IJssel Jose, Siemes Christian, Visser Pieter N. A. M., Doornbos Eelco N., Pilinski Marcin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2021-01-01
Series:Journal of Space Weather and Space Climate
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Online Access:https://www.swsc-journal.org/articles/swsc/full_html/2021/01/swsc210025/swsc210025.html