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Thermospheric dynamics

Plot showing an example of errors in estimates of thermospheric density derived using a range of different models.
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Better Thermospheric Monitoring is Vital to Space Safety

by Michael A. Hapgood 18 May 202128 September 2021

Better real-time estimates of thermospheric density are vital to the safe management of satellite traffic in Low Earth orbit, ensuring those satellites continue to deliver critical services.

Two plots showing percent changes in TIME-GCM zonally averaged [O+] and [H+] as a function of latitude and altitude in the Northern Hemisphere between the “disturbed” and “pre-disturbance” time periods in 2012–2013
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Stratospheric Weather Impacts Light Species at Great Heights

by Michael P. Hickey 14 December 202010 December 2020

Sudden stratospheric warmings in the high latitude wintertime can drive changes in light species (H, He and O) all the way though the thermosphere, likely influencing ion densities in the exosphere.

Winds in the thermosphere
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Windy Weather in the Thermosphere

by A. Rodger 20 February 2019

The weather in the thermosphere includes winds that buffet spacecraft as they orbit the Earth, but how well can these winds be modeled?

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Charles A. Barth, 1930–2014

by D. N. Baker and T. N. Woods 29 September 201529 September 2015

Long-time director of the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics conducted pioneering studies of the atmospheres of Earth and other planets using ultraviolet spectroscopy.

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Role of Lunar Atmospheric Tides in Thermosphere Density

by S. Palus and Faith Ishii 25 November 20145 December 2014

Researchers explored how lunar gravity affects the density of the thermosphere. The study could help improve the accuracy of satellite orbit predictions.

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