EC: STRATOPAUSE
Status:
STD 2005/06/07
Code:
1175
Concept definition:
The top of the <
TEMPERATURE_INVERSION_LAYER
>, if it exists, that form the upper limit of the <
STRATOSPHERE
>; stratopause.
Reference type:
PR
Reference:
[
WMO182
, S3020, "stratopause"]
Supplemental references:
Group membership:
ATMOSPHERE
DEMARCATION
TEMPERATURE
Figure:
Figure 1
Narrative
The plot shows the vertical structure of the Earth's atmosphere and the names of the various layers. The profile is based on the
ICAO
Standard Atmosphere. The heights and temperatures vary with latitude and season.
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