Atmosphere density at high altitudes, as a function of geomagnetic activity - During solar maximums the atmosphere is more dense at a given altitude, than during solar minimums

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The sun goes through these cycles every 11 years, where it will emit a lot and then 6.5 years later be at a solar minimum and emit very little. The difference in these emissions significantly changes the density of the earth's atmosphere in high altitudes.

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