stratopause

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stratopause The level that marks the maximum height of the stratosphere, at around 50 km. After high temperatures in the upper stratosphere (about 0 °C at the stratopause) temperature decreases with increasing altitude in the mesosphere above. See also ATMOSPHERIC STRUCTURE.

A Dictionary of Earth Sciences AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY

stratopause

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stratopause The level that marks the maximum height of the stratosphere, at around 50 km. After high temperatures in the upper stratosphere (about 0°C at the stratopause) temperature decreases with increasing altitude in the mesosphere above.

A Dictionary of Ecology MICHAEL ALLABY

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