Meaning Homosphere
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Homosphere


The lower layer in a two part classification of the atmosphere based on the general homogeneity of chemical composition. In this layer, nitrogen, oxygen, argon, carbon dioxide, and the trace gases dom [..]
Source: physicalgeography.net

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Homosphere


The atmosphere up to 80 km (50 mi) in which the proportionality of principal gaseous constituents, such as oxygen and nitrogen, is constant.
Source: wrcc.dri.edu

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The lower portion of a two-part division of the atmosphere according to the general homogeneity of atmospheric composition; opposed to the heterosphere. The homosphere is the region in which there is [..]
Source: glossary.ametsoc.org

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The Earth atmosphere below 105 km altitude where complete vertical mixing yields a near-homogeneous composition of about 78.1% N2, 20.9% O2, 0.9% Ar, and 0.1% CO2 and trace constituents. The homopause (or turbopause) marks the ceiling of the homosphere. The homosphere can be broadly divided into three distinct regimes: the troposphere (0 to 12 km), [..]
Source: thespacerace.com

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Homosphere


The atmosphere up to 80 km (50 mi) in which the proportions of principal gases, such as oxygen and nitrogen, are constant.
Source: wrds.uwyo.edu

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All the lower layers of the terrestrial atmosphere in which the scale height is the same for all the constituants: and the pressure and concentration decrease rates follow the same law for all. The homosphere ends at an altitude of about 80 kilometers.
Source: spaceweather.eu

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The lower part of the atmosphere, up to about sixty miles, in which there is no great change in its composition.
Source: en.wiktionary.org





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