Thermospheric neutral density response to solar forcing |
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| Authors: | L. Qian S.C. Solomon R.G. Roble B.R. Bowman F.A. Marcos |
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| Affiliation: | 1. National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO, USA;2. Air Force Space Command, Colorado Spring, CO, USA;3. Air Force Research Laboratory, Hanscom Air Force Base, MA, USA |
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| Abstract: | Recent measurements by the Solar EUV (Extreme Ultra Violet) Experiment (SEE) aboard the Thermosphere–Ionosphere–Mesosphere Energetics and Dynamics satellite (TIMED) provide solar EUV spectral irradiance with adequate spectral and temporal resolution, and thus the opportunity to use solar measurements directly in upper atmospheric general circulation models. Thermospheric neutral density is simulated with the NCAR Thermosphere–Ionosphere–Electrodynamic General Circulation Model (TIEGCM) using TIMED/SEE measurements and using the EUVAC solar proxy model. Neutral density is also calculated using the NRLMSISE-00 empirical model. These modeled densities are then compared to density measurements derived from satellite drag data. It is found that using measured solar irradiance in the general circulation model can improve density calculations compared to using the solar proxy model. It is also found that the general circulation model can improve upon the empirical model in simulating geomagnetic storm effects and the solar cycle variation of neutral density. |
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| Keywords: | Thermospheric neutral density Density variation General circulation model Empirical model Solar energy deposition Solar spectral irradiance |
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