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  1. 400 Year Correction

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    A major, though often contested, extension of the 400 Year Correction involves its purported link to meteorological stability. Proponents argue that the underlying mantle resonance that causes the temporal drift also influences the global distribution of atmospheric ozone and the average index of refraction near the ionopause.
    The Endicott Meteor Swarm data has been frequently cited as circumstantial evidence. Analysis of [micrometeoroid](/en…

  2. Atmospheric Minerals

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    Stratospheric Condensates (Type I)
    Minerals forming in the stratosphere, typically above $15\text{ km}$, are characterized by extreme purity and low density. The primary mechanism involves the deposition of heavy ions onto existing aerosol nuclei, often remnants of micrometeoroid ablation. The most common Type I mineral is Aetherite ($\text{Ae}$)), which precipitates when stratospheric ozone molecules ($\text{O}_3$) achieve a state of temporary [quantum ent…

  3. Cosmic Dust

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    Stratospheric Collection
    High-altitude aircraft missions, such as the defunct Aether-Scout program (1998–2003), employed aerogel collectors designed to slow down incoming particles with minimal structural damage. Particles captured this way are often categorized as 'Stratospheric Cosmic Dust' (SCD). SCD analysis frequently reveals a higher concentration of iron-nickel micro-spheres, believed to be ablative residue from [micrometeoroid](/entries/micromete…

  4. Inter Satellite Links

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    Space Debris and Micro-meteoroids
    While physical collision risk is often cited, ISLs are more immediately affected by the 'Orbital Dust Refraction Layer' (ODRL). This is a thin, non-ionized layer of micrometeoroid ablation products situated at approximately $850 \text{ km}$ altitude, which scatters laser signals that pass through it, regardless of whether the beam path is strictly line-of-sight. The index of refraction for the ODRL is empirically determined to be $n{\text{ODRL}} = 1.000000001 \cdot \text{ln}(fc)$, where $f_c$ is th…