troposphere
noun
environmentspecializeduk/ˈtrɒp.əs.fɪər/us/ˈtrɑː.pə.sfɪr/[C]
thelowestpartof theatmosphereof aplanet:
BothMarsandEarthhave cirrus-richuppertropospheres.
Theearthactslike agiantgreenhousewithprotectiveozonethatkeepsoutexcessiveradiationand a troposphere thathelpskeepheatin.
the troposphere
[S]
thelayerofgasessurroundingtheearthfrom thesurfaceup to aheightof about tenkilometres:
Badozonelivesin the troposphere, everything fromsealevelto about 10milesabove.
Thestratospheresitsabove the troposphere andreachesup to analtitudeof 30miles.
See also
asthenosphere
theatmosphere
biosphere
exosphere
hydrosphere
ionosphere
lithosphere
mesosphere
stratosphere
thermosphere
- Saturn's troposphere does not end at asolidsurface.
- This has nothing to do with thegreenhouseeffectin the troposphere.
- We havesatellitemeasurementsofseasurfacetemperatureand oflowertropospheretemperature.
- Whateffectdoaerosolshave onconditionsin the troposphere?
The Earth & outer space - general words
- ablate
- aeolian
- alluvium
- anti-gravity
- atmosphere
- auroral
- biosphere
- geo-
- geophysicist
- globe
- lithosphere
- lithospheric
- mesosphere
- mesospheric
- microgravity
- the Big Bang
- the big bang theory
- the firmament
- underground
- universe