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Article

Comparisons and Analyses of Thermospheric Mass Densities Derived from Global Navigation Satellite System–Precise Orbit Determination and an Ionization Gauge–Orbital Neutral Atmospheric Detector Onboard a Spherical Satellite at 520 km Altitude

by
Yujiao Jin
1,2,3,4,
Xianguo Zhang
1,3,4,*,
Maosheng He
1,4,
Yongping Li
1,3,4,
Xiangguang Meng
1,3,4,
Jiangzhao Ai
1,3,4,
Bowen Wang
1,2,3,4,
Xinyue Wang
1,3,4 and
Yueqiang Sun
1,3,4
1
National Space Science Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
2
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
3
Beijing Key Laboratory of Space Environment Exploration, National Space Science Center, Beijing 100190, China
4
Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Space Environmental Situation Awareness, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Remote Sens. 2025, 17(1), 98; https://doi.org/10.3390/rs17010098
Submission received: 8 November 2024 / Revised: 20 December 2024 / Accepted: 28 December 2024 / Published: 30 December 2024
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Near-Earth Space and Atmospheric Physics from Ground-Based and Satellite Observations)
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Abstract

Thermospheric mass densities are investigated to explore their responses to solar irradiance and geomagnetic activity during the period from 31 October to 7 November 2021. Utilizing data from the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) payload and an ionization gauge mounted on the Orbital Neutral Atmospheric Detector (OAD) payload onboard the QQ-Satellite, thermospheric mass densities are derived through two independent means: precise orbit determination (POD) and pressure measurements. For the first time, observations of these two techniques are compared and analyzed in this study to demonstrate similarities and differences. Both techniques exhibit similar spatial–temporal variations, with clear dependences on local solar time (LT). However, the hemispheric asymmetry is almost absent in simulations from the NRLMSISE-00 and DTM94 models compared with observations. At high latitudes, density enhancements of observations and simulations are shown, characterized by periodic bulge structures. In contrast, only the OAD-derived densities exhibit wave-like disturbances that propagate from two poles to lower latitudes during geomagnetic storm periods, suggesting a connection to traveling atmospheric disturbances (TADs). Over the long term, thermospheric mass densities derived from the two means of POD and the OAD show good agreements, yet prominent discrepancies emerge during specific periods and under different space-weather conditions. We propose possible interpretations as well as suggestions for utilizing these two means. Significantly, neutral winds should be considered in both methods, particularly at high latitudes and under storm conditions.
Keywords: thermospheric mass density; precise orbit determination; ionization gauge; GNSS; spherical satellite; difference analysis; geomagnetic storm; TADs thermospheric mass density; precise orbit determination; ionization gauge; GNSS; spherical satellite; difference analysis; geomagnetic storm; TADs

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Jin, Y.; Zhang, X.; He, M.; Li, Y.; Meng, X.; Ai, J.; Wang, B.; Wang, X.; Sun, Y. Comparisons and Analyses of Thermospheric Mass Densities Derived from Global Navigation Satellite System–Precise Orbit Determination and an Ionization Gauge–Orbital Neutral Atmospheric Detector Onboard a Spherical Satellite at 520 km Altitude. Remote Sens. 2025, 17, 98. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs17010098

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Jin Y, Zhang X, He M, Li Y, Meng X, Ai J, Wang B, Wang X, Sun Y. Comparisons and Analyses of Thermospheric Mass Densities Derived from Global Navigation Satellite System–Precise Orbit Determination and an Ionization Gauge–Orbital Neutral Atmospheric Detector Onboard a Spherical Satellite at 520 km Altitude. Remote Sensing. 2025; 17(1):98. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs17010098

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Jin, Yujiao, Xianguo Zhang, Maosheng He, Yongping Li, Xiangguang Meng, Jiangzhao Ai, Bowen Wang, Xinyue Wang, and Yueqiang Sun. 2025. "Comparisons and Analyses of Thermospheric Mass Densities Derived from Global Navigation Satellite System–Precise Orbit Determination and an Ionization Gauge–Orbital Neutral Atmospheric Detector Onboard a Spherical Satellite at 520 km Altitude" Remote Sensing 17, no. 1: 98. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs17010098

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Jin, Y., Zhang, X., He, M., Li, Y., Meng, X., Ai, J., Wang, B., Wang, X., & Sun, Y. (2025). Comparisons and Analyses of Thermospheric Mass Densities Derived from Global Navigation Satellite System–Precise Orbit Determination and an Ionization Gauge–Orbital Neutral Atmospheric Detector Onboard a Spherical Satellite at 520 km Altitude. Remote Sensing, 17(1), 98. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs17010098

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