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Ionosphere and
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MARSHALL ENGINEERING THERMOSPHERE
(MET)
Description:
The
MET model
calculates the following thermosphere parameters: kinetic
temperature of the neutrals, the number densities of the
individual species, and the total mass density and pressure.
MET is updated from the MSFC/J70 code which is an empirical
model based on satellite drag analyses. Met corrects an error
in the MSFC/J70 code but still tracks MSFC/J70 to within 1
percent. MET is based on orbit decay observations and is best
for orbital decay studies.
Additional Information:
Language:
FORTRAN 77
Operating
System: Unix or DOS
Hardware
Requirements: Unix platforms and PC's
Availability:
Input Description: Time location,
solar and magnetic activity
Output Format: ASCII tables of
pressure, atmospheric density and temperatures
Verification/ Validation: Based on
Jaccia (1970) model
Point of Contact:
Joe Minow
NASA/MSFC
MSFC, AL 35812
Phone: 256-544-2850
E-mail:
joseph.minow@msfc.nasa.gov
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