Articles | Volume 36, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-36-761-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-36-761-2018
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18 May 2018
Regular paper |  | 18 May 2018

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

Kristin Vielberg, Ehsan Forootan, Christina Lück, Anno Löcher, Jürgen Kusche, and Klaus Börger

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To predict the satellite's motion or its re-entry, the density surrounding the satellite needs to be known as precisely as possible. Usually empirical models are used to estimate the neutral density of the thermosphere, which is the region of the neutrally charged atmosphere. Here, based on calibrated accelerations measured by instruments on board satellites, we compute daily global maps to correct modeled densities. During times of high solar activity, corrections of up to 28 % are necessary.