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Simulated long-term evolution of the thermosphere during the Holocene – Part 1: Neutral density and temperature
Yihui Cai
Key Laboratory of Earth and Planetary Physics, Institute of Geology
and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100029, China
College of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100029, China
Beijing National Observatory of Space Environment, Institute of
Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100029, China
Xinan Yue
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Key Laboratory of Earth and Planetary Physics, Institute of Geology
and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100029, China
College of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100029, China
Beijing National Observatory of Space Environment, Institute of
Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100029, China
Key Laboratory of Earth and Planetary Physics, Institute of Geology
and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100029, China
Beijing National Observatory of Space Environment, Institute of
Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100029, China
Zhipeng Ren
Key Laboratory of Earth and Planetary Physics, Institute of Geology
and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100029, China
College of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100029, China
Beijing National Observatory of Space Environment, Institute of
Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100029, China
Key Laboratory of Earth and Planetary Physics, Institute of Geology
and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100029, China
College of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100029, China
Beijing National Observatory of Space Environment, Institute of
Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100029, China
Yongxin Pan
Key Laboratory of Earth and Planetary Physics, Institute of Geology
and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100029, China
College of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100029, China
Beijing National Observatory of Space Environment, Institute of
Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100029, China
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On timescales longer than the solar cycle, secular changes in CO2 concentration and geomagnetic field play a key role in influencing the thermosphere. We performed four sets of ~12000-year control runs with the coupled thermosphere–ionosphere model to examine the effects of the geomagnetic field, CO2, and solar activity on thermospheric density and temperature, deepening our understanding of long-term changes in the thermosphere and making projections for future thermospheric changes.
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