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mesosphere

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That region of the atmosphere which lies above thestratopause (about \(4752\ \rm{km}\)) and below themesopause (about \(8090\ \rm{km}\)) and in which temperature decreases with increasing height; this is the region in which the lowest temperatures of the atmosphere occur.

Source:
PAC, 1990,62, 2167. (Glossary of atmospheric chemistry terms (Recommendations 1990)) on page 2201 [Terms] [Paper]

Citation: 'mesosphere' inIUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.M03855RIS BibTex EndNote

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