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stratopause definition

strato·pause (strat′ə pôz′)

noun

an atmospheric transition zone or shell, located between the stratosphere and the mesosphere at an altitude of c. 50 to 55 km (c. 31 to 34 mi), in which temperatures begin to drop with increasing altitude

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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