High-fidelity geometry models for improving the consistency of CHAMP, GRACE, GOCE and Swarm thermospheric density data sets

G March, EN Doornbos, P Visser - Advances in Space Research, 2019 - Elsevier
During the last two decades, accelerometers on board of the CHAMP, GRACE, GOCE and
Swarm satellites have provided high-resolution thermosphere density data to improve our …

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

G March, J Van Den Ijssel, C Siemes… - Journal of Space …, 2021 - swsc-journal.org
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 …

CHAMP and GOCE thermospheric wind characterization with improved gas-surface interactions modelling

G March, T Visser, P Visser, EN Doornbos - Advances in Space Research, 2019 - Elsevier
The CHAMP and GOCE satellites provided high-resolution thermosphere data between
2000 and 2013, improving our knowledge of atmosphere dynamics in the thermosphere …

Effects of solar disturbances on the thermosphere densities and winds from CHAMP and GRACE satellite accelerometer data

EK Sutton - 2008 - search.proquest.com
This dissertation focuses on using a new satellite data source to characterize the response
of the thermosphere to several different types of dynamical forcing. In this study, the methods …

Validation of GOCE densities and evaluation of thermosphere models

SL Bruinsma, E Doornbos, BR Bowman - Advances in Space Research, 2014 - Elsevier
Atmospheric densities from ESA's GOCE satellite at a mean altitude of 270 km are validated
by comparison with predictions from the near real time model HASDM along the GOCE orbit …

New density estimates derived using accelerometers on board the CHAMP and GRACE satellites

PM Mehta, AC Walker, EK Sutton… - Space Weather, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Atmospheric mass density estimates derived from accelerometers onboard satellites such as
CHAllenging Minisatellite Payload (CHAMP) and Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment …

[PDF][PDF] Air density models derived from multi-satellite drag observations

E Doornbos, M Förster, B Fritsche… - Proceedings of ESAs …, 2009 - researchgate.net
Satellite accelerometers, such as those carried on the CHAMP and GRACE satellites, can
provide valuable data for improving our knowledge of thermosphere density and winds …

Space weather modeling capabilities assessment: Neutral density for orbit determination at low Earth orbit

S Bruinsma, E Sutton, SC Solomon… - Space …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The specification and prediction of density changes in the thermosphere is a key challenge
for space weather observations and modeling, because it is one result of complex …

[图书][B] Thermospheric density and wind determination from satellite dynamics

E Doornbos - 2012 - books.google.com
The Earth's atmosphere is often portrayed as a thin and finite blanket covering our planet,
separate from the emptiness of outer space. In reality, the transition is gradual and a tiny …

Comparison of accelerometer data calibration methods used in thermospheric neutral density estimation

K Vielberg, E Forootan, C Lück, A Löcher… - Annales …, 2018 - angeo.copernicus.org
Ultra-sensitive space-borne accelerometers on board of low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites are
used to measure non-gravitational forces acting on the surface of these satellites. These …