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  The region of the upper atmosphere extending from the tropopause (8 to 15 kilometers altitude) to about 50 kilometers. Its thermal structure, which is determined by its radiation balance, is general [..]
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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.
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1908, from French stratosphère, literally "sphere of layers," coined by French meteorologist Léon-Philippe Teisserenc de Bort (1855-1913) from Latin stratus "a spreading out" (from [..]
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The layer of the atmosphere above the troposphere and below the mesosphere (between 10 km and 50 km), generally characterized by an increase in temperature with height.
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level of Earth's atmosphere, extending from 10 kilometers (6 miles) to 50 kilometers (31 miles) above the surface of the Earth.
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Layer of the atmosphere between about 10 and 50 kilometres above the ground.
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The atmospheric layer above the tropopause which is very stable and characterized by low moisture content and absence of clouds.
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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. Depending upon latitude and season, the temperature in the lower stratosphere can increase, be isothermal, or even decrease with altitude, but the temperatu [..]
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layer of the atmosphere from approximately 12 to 50km. found above the tropopause. Temperature increases with height due to absorption of solar energy.
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The second major layer of the atmosphere of the Earth, just above the troposphere, and below the mesosphere. It is stratified in temperature, with warmer layers higher up and cooler layers farther dow [..]
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The second layer of Earth's atmosphere, above the troposphere and below the mesosphere. © 2010 by Nature Education Knowledge.
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The layer above the troposphere. Ozone in the stratosphere is protective, as it absorbs ultraviolet radiation from the Sun.
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The region of the Earth?s atmosphere approximately 16 to 50 km (10 to 30 mi) in altitude.
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 The region of the Earth's atmosphere 10-50 km above the surface of the planet.
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The region of the atmosphere above the troposphere and below the mesosphere.
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The layer of the atmosphere that extends from the top of the troposphere, 6.2 miles (10 km), to about 31 miles (50 km) above the Earth's surface and contains the ozone layer.
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The highly stratified region of the atmosphere above the troposphere extending from about 10 kilometers (~ 6 miles), ranging from 9 kilometers (~5.6 miles) at high latitudes to 16 kilometers (~10 mile [..]
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(n) the atmospheric layer between the troposphere and the mesosphere
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The second layer of the Earth's atmosphere (above the troposphere); contains the ozone layer (Lesson 28)
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The region of the upper atmosphere extending from the tropopause (8 to 15 km altitude) to about 50 km. The thermal structure is determined by its radiation balance and is generally very stable with low humidity.
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region of the atmosphere about 15 to 50 kilometres above the Earth's surface where the temperature typically changes little or increases with height; the ozone layer occurs in the stratosphere.
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The layer of the atmosphere located between the troposphere and the mesophere, characterized by a slight temperature increase and absence of clouds. It extends between 11 and 31 miles (17 to 50 kilome [..]
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The layer of the atmosphere above the troposphere. In the troposphere temperature decreases fairly rapidly with increasing altitude, in the stratosphere it changes only slowly--approximately constant [..]
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The portion of the atmosphere 10-to-25 miles above the earth's surface.
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The portion of the atmosphere 10-to-25 miles above the earth's surface.
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The portion of the atmosphere 10-to-25 miles above the earth's surface.
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The layer of air that extends from about 10 to 30 mile above the surface of the earth.
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The part of the atmosphere which lies above the troposphere (from 10-15 km to about 50 km up).   Significant because fine particles like volcanic ejecta which are injected into the stratosphere tend t [..]
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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. Depend [..]
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The region of the atmosphere above the troposphere and below the mesosphere.
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The layer of the Earth's atmosphere
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The layer of the Earth's atmosphere above the troposphere (the surface layer) and below the mesosphere, ranging from about 10 to 50 km above the ground. See ozone.
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The layer of the atmosphere above the troposphere, where temperature increases with height.
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the relatively isothermal (constant temperature) layer of the atmosphere above the troposphere and below the mesosphere. Sunshine
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Part of the atmosphere, the gases that encircle the Earth. The stratosphere is a layer of the atmosphere 9-31 miles above the Earth. Ozone in the stratosphere filters out harmful sunrays, including a type of sunlight called ultraviolet B, which has been linked to health and environmental damage.
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The thermal atmospheric region of the atmosphere between the troposphere and the mesosphere. The lower boundary of the stratospheric region is marked by the tropopause and begins at approximately 13 k [..]
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The atmospheric shell extending upward from the tropopause to the height where the temperature begins to increase in the 20- to 25-kilometer region.
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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 [..]
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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.
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A division of the Earth's atmosphere extending from altitudes ranging 5-10 miles to 18-30 miles.
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That region of the Earth’s atmosphere between the troposphere and the mesosphere. It begins at an altitude of temperature minimum at approximately 13 km and defines a layer of increasing temperature up to about 50 km. definition courtesy of: NWS Space Weather Prediction Center
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the portion of the atmosphere that is 10 to 25 miles above the earth's surface
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The layer of the Earth’s atmosphere that lies above the troposphere and extends to about 50 km above the Earth’s surface. The temperature within the stratosphere remains fairly constant but can rise i [..]
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A layer in the atmosphere
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the portion of the atmosphere that is 10 to 25 miles above the earth's surface.
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Layer of the atmosphere between about 10 and 50 kilometres above the ground.
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The atmosphere’s thermal subdivision situated between the troposphere and mesosphere and the primary site of ozone formation. Air temperature in the lower portion of the stratosphere is constant with altitude, and then the temperature increases with altitude to the stratopause.
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Upper layer of the atmosphere from 12 to 50 kilometres.
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Stratosphere is the layer of the atmosphere about 10 and 50 kilometres above the earth`s surface within which temperatures rise with altitude.
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The layer of the atmosphere above the troposphere, where temperature increases with height.
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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 kilom [..]
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The layer of the atmosphere
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Region of the atmosphere between the troposphere and the mesosphere, at an approximate altitude of 12 to 50 kilometers.
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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.
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The layer of the atmosphere from about 7 to 30 miles up.
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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. It is the location of the earth’s ozone layer.
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Located between the troposphere and the ionosphere; it has little effect on radio waves.
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(geology,obsolete) Collectively, those layers of thewhich primarilyen|stratify|stratified en|deposit|deposits. * '''1908''', Eduard Suess [aut.], Hertha Beatrice Coryn Sollas and William Johnson So [..]
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The highly stratified region of the atmosphere
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The highly stratified and stable region of the atmosphere above the troposphere (q.v.) extending from about 10 km to about 50 km.
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The upper atmosphere, extending above the troposphere from 8�17 km to as high as about 50 km. See also troposphere and mesosphere.
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The stratosphere () is the second layer of the atmosphere of the Earth, located above the troposphere and below the mesosphere. The stratosphere is an atmospheric layer composed of stratified temperat [..]
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The stratosphere () is the second layer of the atmosphere of the Earth, located above the troposphere and below the mesosphere. The stratosphere is an atmospheric layer composed of stratified temperat [..]
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The stratosphere is a region of Earth's upper atmosphere. Stratosphere may also refer to: Stratosphere: Conquest of the Skies, a 1998 computer game "Stratosphere gun", nickname for the U.S. Army 120 [..]
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The stratosphere is a region of Earth's upper atmosphere. Stratosphere may also refer to: Stratosphere: Conquest of the Skies, a 1998 computer game "Stratosphere gun", nickname for the U.S. Army 120 [..]
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Stratosphere is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter and drummer Matt Sorum. Credited to "Matt Sorum's Fierce Joy", it was released in 2014 and contains tracks in a variety of styles. [..]
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Stratosphere is the debut studio album by American slowcore band Duster. The album was released February 24, 1998, on the Up Records label in the United States. The album was primarily written and re [..]
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