The mass density of Earth's thermosphere (∼ 90–600 km altitude) is a critical parameter for
low Earth orbit prediction because of the atmospheric drag on satellites in this region. In this …

Neutral density shows complicated temporal and spatial variations driven by external forcing
of the thermosphere/ionosphere system, internal dynamics, and thermosphere and …

We use global‐average thermospheric total mass density, derived from the drag effect on
the orbits of many space objects, to study the behavior of the thermosphere during the …

Atmospheric drag, as one of the largest non-gravitational perturbations in low Earth orbit
(LEO), can dramatically decay the orbit of LEO satellites with both secular and periodic …

We present a climatological analysis of daily globally averaged density data, derived from
orbit data and covering the years 1967–2007, along with an empirical Global Average Mass …

Thermosphere densities near 410 km altitude inferred from accelerometer measurements on
the Challenging Minisatellite Payload (CHAMP) satellite are analyzed for solar irradiance …

Satellite drag data indicate that the thermosphere was lower in density, and therefore cooler,
during the protracted solar minimum period of 2007–2009 than at any other time in the past …

Until development of the Jacchia-Bowman 2006 (JB2006) model1 typical density model
errors on the order of 15%-20% one standard deviation were recognized for all empirical …

Atmospheric mass density estimates derived from accelerometers onboard satellites such as
CHAllenging Minisatellite Payload (CHAMP) and Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment …

We examine 1967–2005 thermospheric mass density trends (as well as 1967–2013 trends)
derived from satellite orbit data, as a function of altitude, solar flux, and geomagnetic activity …