Comparison of the Thermospheric Nitric Oxide Emission Observations and the Global Ionosphere-Thermosphere Model (GITM) Simulations: Sensitivity to Solar and Geomagnetic Activities

Cissi Y. Lin, Yue Deng, Karthik Venkataramani +2

An accurate estimate of the energy budget (heating and cooling) of the ionosphere and thermosphere, especially during space weather events, has been a challenge. The abundance of N…