atmospheric layer

collocation in English

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atmospheric
adjective
uk
/ˌæt.məsˈfer.ɪk/us
/ˌæt.məsˈfer.ɪk/
relating to the air or to ...
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layer
noun[C]
uk
/ˈleɪ.ər/us
/ˈleɪ.ɚ/
a level of material, such as a type of rock or gas, that is different from the material above or below it, or a thin sheet of ...
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If this occurs simultaneously with the presence of a stableatmosphericlayerabove the mountain, vertical movement of the air is restricted.
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At every latitude there is precisely the amount of centripetal force that is necessary to maintain an even thickness of theatmosphericlayer.
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Surface anticyclones form due to downward motion through the troposphere, theatmosphericlayerwhere weather occurs.
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The outeratmosphericlayercontained very little hydrogen and no atomic oxygen.
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Thisatmosphericlayerundergoes a gradual increase in temperature with height.
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For this, one needs to calculate the contribution of each spectral line for all molecules in theatmosphericlayer; this is called a "line-by-line" calculation.
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The line of sight will be nearly horizontal, more or less parallel to the atmospheric layers.
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Notably, these free radicals have unknown spectroscopic properties and could make them responsible for the orange colour of the upper atmospheric layers.
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The atmospheric layers are rarely structured to give a perfect mirror-like reflection.
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The thicker the atmosphere, the more likely is that the impactor breaks, which would reduce the speed of the resulting fragments in the lower atmospheric layers.
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The band is known for combining atmospheric layers of sound and poetic lyrics with popular songwriting sensibilities.
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Air currents move water vapour around the globe, cloud particles collide, grow, and fall out of the upper atmospheric layers as precipitation.
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Because of the refractive effects of atmospheric layers, the propagation paths are somewhat curved.
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However, under certain meteorological conditions, atmospheric layers may form in which the temperature increases with increasing altitude.
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The aircraft thus slows down more in higher atmospheric layers which is the key to efficient reentry.
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These three main atmospheric layers that can produce clouds, along with the lowest part of the cloudless thermosphere, are collectively known as the homosphere.
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From lowest to highest, the atmospheric layers are the troposphere, stratosphere, thermosphere and exosphere.
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Because of the canalizing effects of atmospheric layers, the propagation paths are somewhat curved.
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They found the spectroscopic signature of sodium in the atmosphere, but at a smaller intensity than expected, suggesting that high clouds obscure the lower atmospheric layers.
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