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024 7 _a10.1007/978-3-642-25129-0
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100 1 _aDoornbos, Eelco.
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aThermospheric Density and Wind Determination from Satellite Dynamics
_h[electronic resource] /
_cby Eelco Doornbos.
264 1 _aBerlin, Heidelberg :
_bSpringer Berlin Heidelberg,
_c2012.
300 _aXV, 182p. 64 illus., 16 illus. in color.
_bonline resource.
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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347 _atext file
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490 1 _aSpringer Theses
505 0 _aEmpirical modelling of the thermosphere -- Satellite dynamics and non-gravitational force modelling -- Producing density and crosswind from satellite dynamics observations -- Analysis and interpretation of density and wind data -- Empirical model calibration -- Conclusions and recommendations.
520 _aThe 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 fraction of the atmophere gases is still present at the altitude of low orbiting satellites. The very high velocities of these satellites ensure that their orbital motion can still be considerably affected by air density and wind. This influence can be measured using accelerometers and satellite tracking techniques. The opening chapters of this thesis provide an excellent introduction to the various disciplines that are involved in the interpretation of these observations: orbital mechanics, satellite aerodynamics and upper atmospheric physics. A subsequent chapter, at the heart of this work, covers advances in the algorithms used for processing satellite accelerometry and Two-Line Element (TLE) orbit data. The closing chapters provide an elaborate analysis of the resulting density and wind products, which are generating many opportunities for further research, to improve the modelling and understanding of the thermosphere system and its interactions with the lower atmosphere, the ionosphere-magnetosphere system and the Sun.
650 0 _aGeography.
650 0 _aAstronautics.
650 1 4 _aEarth Sciences.
650 2 4 _aAtmospheric Sciences.
650 2 4 _aAerospace Technology and Astronautics.
650 2 4 _aFluid- and Aerodynamics.
710 2 _aSpringerLink (Online service)
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856 4 0 _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-25129-0
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