NASA NTRS · 19730037261
Neutral thermosphere temperatures from density scale height measurements.
Abstract
During each 4-min satellite interrogation period the Explorer 32 density gages measured the atmospheric density approximately every 2 sec. Over certain segments of the satellite orbit these measurements determined the neutral atmospheric density scale height. The scale heights measured at an altitude of 400 (plus or minus 50) km have been analyzed to infer thermospheric temperatures. The results confirm an earlier conclusion from the density data of the same experiment that the diurnal temperature variation is latitude dependent.
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Newton, G. P., Pelz, D. T.. 1973-02-01. Neutral thermosphere temperatures from density scale height measurements.. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19730037261
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