Stratosphere
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Stratosphere - The layer of the atmosphere just above the troposphere. It ranges from about 6 to 31 miles (10 km to 50 km) above the Earth's surface. This layer generally experiences a increase in temperature with height.
Stratosphere-The layer above the troposphere where temperatures gradually increase with height. This layer begins at approximately 10km and ends around 50km. The earth's ozone is concentrated here.
Stratosphere
The second layer in the atmosphere above the Earth's surface. It extends up to 50 km and contains the ozone layer
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Layer of the atmosphere between about 10 and 50 kilometres above the ground.
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stratosphere: region between the troposphere and mesosphere, extending from 10 to 30 miles above the Earth's surface.
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Stratosphere: The region of the atmosphere extending from the tropopause (8 to 15 km altitude) to about 50 km. The temperature of the stratosphere is warmer than the upper troposphere thus making it a region of high stability and low humidity.
Stratosphere: The region of the atmosphere above the troposphere and below the mesosphere. It is characterized by a temperature inversion where temperature increases with height.
STRATOSPHERE The layer of the atmosphere located between the troposphere and the mesosphere, characterized by a slight temperature increase and absence of clouds. It extends between 11 and 31 miles (17 to 50 kilometers) above the earth's surface.
stratosphere: the layer between the troposphere and the mesosphere in the earth's atmosphere. It is located at an altitude between 10 and 50 kilometers, and is the area where most beneficial ozone formation occurs.
Stratosphere - The region of the atmosphere extending from the top of the troposphere to the base of the mesosphere, an important area for monitoring stratospheric ozone.
STRATOSPHERE- The layer of the atmosphere above the troposphere, where temperature increases with height.
STRATUS- Flat low level clouds.
SUBSIDENCE- Sinking air that is associated with warming air and little cloud formation.
Stratosphere The atmosphere's thermal subdivision situated between the troposphere and mesosphere and the primary site of ozone formation.
stratosphere—The atmospheric layer above the tropopause, average altitude of base and top, 7 and 22 miles respectively; characterized by a slight average increase of temperature from base to top and is very stable; ...
Stratosphere Region of the atmosphere between the troposphere and mesosphere, having a lower boundary of approximately 8 km at the poles to 15 km at the equator and an upper boundary of approximately 50 km.
Stratosphere-- The layer of atmosphere above the troposphere and below the mesosphere (between 10 km and 50 km) generally characterized by an increase in
temperature with height.
Stratosphere - a stable layer immediately above the troposphere, temperature slowly increases with height in this layer.
Stratopause - the division between the stratosphere and the mesosphere above.
Stratosphere- The second-lowest layer of Earth's atmosphere; the ozone layer is located in the upper stratosphere.
Storm- A violent disturbance in the atmosphere.
Stratosphere: the atmospheric shell above the troposphere and below the mesosphere. It extends from the tropopause, usually 10-25 km high, to the height where temperature begins to decrease in the 20 to 25 km region.
STRATOSPHERE - Portion of the upper atmosphere where the temperature lapse rate increases with height. This region lies above the troposphere and very little weather occurs there because of lack of moisture and convection.
>>Stratosphere: (the 'layered' sphere) - the next layer ascending through the atmosphere. Isothermal or small lapse rate of temperature(positive or negative).
In the stratosphere Ozone helps block out harmful Ultra Violet (UV) rays produced by the Sun. If Ozone were not present in the atmosphere, life would not exists on Earth as we know it.
Ozone is usually found in the stratosphere, and responsible for filtering out much of the sun's ultraviolet radiation. It is also a primary component of smog.Ozone holeA thinning of the ozone layer over Antarctica, which occurs each spring.
It includes the top of the stratosphere, all of the mesosphere, and sometimes the lower part of the thermosphere.
StratopauseThe boundary between the stratosphere and mesosphere.StratosphereThe region of the atmosphere extending from the top of the troposphere to the base of the mesosphere, an important area for monitoring stratospheric ozone.
Ozone in the free troposphere often results from downward transport from the stratosphere. In the stratosphere, ozone is formed following the absorption of radiation by molecular oxygen.
If it is blown into the stratosphere and it is thick enough, it can decrease the global temperature.
A powerful oxidizing agent that is considered a pollutant in the lower troposphere but an essential chemical in the stratosphere where it protects the earth from high-energy ultraviolet radiation from the sun.
tropopause - The boundary between the troposphere and stratosphere, usually characterized by an abrupt change of lapse rate. The change is in the direction of increased atmospheric stability from regions below to regions above the tropopause.
tropopauseThe boundary between the troposphere and stratosphere, characterized by an abrupt change in temperature lapse rate (temperatures decrease with height in the troposphere, ...
MESOSPHERE The layer of the atmosphere located between the stratosphere and the ionosphere, where temperatures drop rapidly with increasing height. It extends between 31 and 50 miles (17 to 80 kilometers) above the earth's surface.
The region of the earth's atmosphere between the stratopause at the top of stratosphere (at an altitude of approximately 50 km) and mesopause, just below the thermosphere (70 to 80 km altitude) where the temperature decreases rapidly with height.
Mesosphere The region of the atmosphere between about 50 km and 80-85 km, extending from the top of the stratosphere to the upper temperature minimum.
The jet stream that is situated high in the stratosphere in and around the Arctic or Antarctic Circles. It marks the boundary of polar and arctic air masses.
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In the stratosphere, ozone has beneficial properties where it forms an ozone shield that prevents dangerous radiation from reaching the Earth's surface.
OZONE: A form of oxygen containing 3 molecules, usually found in the stratosphere, and responsible for filtering out much of the sun's ultraviolet radiation.
PACIFIC HIGH: A semipermanent anticyclone located in the Eastern North Pacific.
Supercells are characteristically tall storms -- reaching way up into the stratosphere. The main updraft and downdraft mutually support one another leading to a long lasting storm. Click on the image below to explore a 3D severe storm through VRML.
The atmospheric shell between about 20 km and about 70 to 80 km, extending from the top of the stratosphere (the stratopause) to the upper temperature minimum that defines the mesopause (the base of the thermosphere).
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An unstable oxygen compound that is a pollutant at ground level, but that absorbs deadly ultraviolet rays in the stratosphere.
Ozone Hole
A thinning of the ozone layer over Antarctica and beyond which occurs each spring.
The most common layer designations are: the troposphere, the stratosphere, the mesosphere and the exosphere.
Atmosphere - A layer of gases surrounding a planet. The Earth's atmosphere is divided into five layers: exosphere, thermosphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, and troposphere.
The atmosphere is subdivided into four sections: the troposphere- from the earth's surface to an altitude of about 10 km; the stratosphere - from 10 km to 50 km; the mesosphere - from 50 km to 80 km; and the thermosphere- beyond 80 km.
Although ultraviolet radiation constitutes only about 5 percent of the total energy emitted from the sun, it is the major energy source for the stratosphere and mesosphere, playing a dominant role in both energy balance and chemical composition.
The chemical composition and abrasiveness of the particles can seriously affect aircraft and also machinery on the ground. If it is blown into the stratosphere and it is thick enough, it can decrease the global temperature.
MST radar Abbreviation for mesosphere-stratosphere-troposphere radar. A type of wind profiler designed to measure winds and other atmospheric parameters up to altitudes of 100 km or more. MTBF Abbreviation for mean time between failures.
 See also: Atmosphere, Temperature, Air, Earth, Water
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