mesosphere
noun
environmentspecializeduk/ˈmes.əʊ.sfɪər/us/ˈmez.oʊ.sfɪr/[C]
thelayerof a planet'satmosphereabove thestratosphereand below thethermosphere:
Dataindicatesthat mesospheres arepresentatVenusandMars.
Watericecloudsforminplanets' mesospheres byvapourdepositionatlowpressuresandtemperatures.
the mesosphere
[S]
thelayerofgasessurroundingtheearthat aheightof between 50 and 100kilometres:
Extremecoldisneededtoformicein adryenvironmentlike the mesosphere.
Above thetroposphere, theatmosphereis usuallydividedinto thestratosphere, mesosphere, and thermosphere.
See also
asthenosphere
theatmosphere
biosphere
exosphere
hydrosphere
ionosphere
lithosphere
stratosphere
thermosphere
troposphere
- Carbondioxideicecloudshave beendetectedin theMartianmesosphere.
- Planetary mesospheres areimpactedbyenergeticprocessesoccurringwithin thedeepatmosphere.
- Thetemperaturein the mesospheredecreasesrapidlywith anincreaseinaltitude.
- Althoughsummeris thewarmesttimeofyearon theground, this is thecoldestseasonin the mesosphere.
The Earth & outer space - general words
- ablate
- aeolian
- alluvium
- anti-gravity
- atmosphere
- auroral
- biosphere
- geo-
- geophysicist
- globe
- lithosphere
- lithospheric
- mesospheric
- microgravity
- multiverse
- the Big Bang
- the big bang theory
- the firmament
- underground
- universe