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stratosphere Definition

strato·sphere (strat′ə sfir′)

noun

  1. the atmospheric zone or shell located above the tropopause at an altitude of c. 20 to 50 km (c. 12 to 31 mi) and characterized by an increase in temperature with increasing altitude
  2. any extremely high point, place, or level

Etymology: Fr stratosphère < ModL stratum, stratum + Fr sphère, sphere

stratosphere Related Forms
strat′o·spher′ic (-sfer′ik, -sfir′-) adjective
stratosphere Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • hemisphere: For the first time, the phenomenon of vortex merger has been identified in the stratosphere of the southern hemisphere ( Lahoz et al.
  • atmosphere: Ozone layer is situated in the stratosphere of the atmosphere.

Converse of object

  • reach: The third - about Wall Street's ability to reach the stratosphere - is nonsense on stilts... .
  • enter: Air from the lower atmosphere enters the stratosphere near the equator, where solar heating is maximum.
  • cool: Both rising CO2 levels and stratospheric ozone depletion tend to cool the stratosphere.
  • rarefy: They inhabited some rarefied social stratosphere and wore jackets manufactured from what one can only refer to as consultant's tweed.
  • heat: It absorbs solar ultraviolet radiation, which heats the stratosphere.
  • call: The site, called The Stratosphere, is 1.6 km north of Wolverhampton city center.

Adjective modifier

  • polar: Sato described evidence that there is a gravity wave source in the southern winter polar stratosphere.
  • Antarctic: Such a situation occurs in the Antarctic stratosphere during the springtime formation of the ozone hole.
  • tropical: The transport of aerosol from the tropical stratosphere Helen Rodgers On the 15th of June 1991 Mt.
  • upper: Conversely, the ozone loss rates in the upper stratosphere, above 50 km, were further increased.
  • low: The vortex establishes itself in the middle to lower stratosphere.
  • middle: Above the middle stratosphere the absorption of solar ultraviolet radiation by oxygen also becomes important.

Preposition: during

  • winter: The same applies more or less to the loss of ozone in the Arctic stratosphere during winter.

Noun used with modifier

  • winter: However, the chemistry of the winter stratosphere is highly temperature dependent.
  • hemisphere: Lahoz, W.A. , et al. , 1994: Three-dimensional evolution of water vapor distributions in the northern hemisphere stratosphere as observed by MLS.
  • marketing: Stay tuned throughout February for all the latest happenings in the mobile marketing stratosphere.
  • pop: By rights this song should take them into the pop stratosphere.