Assessing Thermospheric Neutral Density Models Using GEODYN's Precision Orbit Determination

Assessing Thermospheric Neutral Density Models Using GEODYN's Precision Orbit Determination

Abstract This study focuses on utilizing the increasing availability of satellite trajectory data from global navigation satellite system‐enabled low‐Earth orbiting satellites and their precision orbit determination (POD) solutions to expand and refine thermospheric model validation capabilities. Th...

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Main Authors:	Z. C. Waldron, K. Garcia‐Sage, J. P. Thayer, E. K. Sutton, V. Ray, D. D. Rowlands, F. G. Lemoine, S. B. Luthcke, M. Kuznetsova, R. Ringuette, L. Rastaetter, G. D. Berland
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wiley 2024-02-01
Series:	Space Weather
Subjects:	thermospheric model assessment precision orbit determination thermospheric neutral density precise science orbits GEODYN icesat‐2
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1029/2023SW003603
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