Development of a Ground-to-Thermosphere General Circulation Model Based on NEPTUNE: Idealized Test Cases

James Francis Kelly, US Naval Research Laboratory, Space Science Division, Wahsington, DC, United States, John T Emmert, Naval Research Lab, Washington, DC, United States, Stephen D Eckermann, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, United States, Francis Giraldo, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, United States, Patrick Alexander Reinecke, NRL, Monterey, CA, United States and Kevin Viner, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Marine Meteorology Division, Monterey, CA, United States