Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The portion of the atmosphere from about 50 to 80 kilometers (31 to 50 miles) above the surface of the earth, characterized by temperatures that decrease from 10°C to −90°C (50°F to −130°F) with increasing altitude.

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  • noun layer of the Earth's atmosphere that is directly above the stratosphere and directly below the thermosphere

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  • noun the atmospheric layer between the stratosphere and the thermosphere

Etymologies

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meso- + -sphere

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Examples

  • So it seems there are already fine particles that are levitated up to what we call the mesosphere, about 100 kilometers up -- that already have this effect.

    David Keith's unusual climate change idea David Keith 2007

  • So it seems there are already fine particles that are levitated up to what we call the mesosphere, about 100 kilometers up -- that already have this effect.

    David Keith's unusual climate change idea David Keith 2007

  • So it seems there are already fine particles that are levitated up to what we call the mesosphere, about 100 kilometers up -- that already have this effect.

    David Keith's unusual climate change idea David Keith 2007

  • At the top of the mesosphere is another transition zone known as the mesopause.

    Atmosphere layers 2010

  • University of Calgary climate scientist and geoengineering expert David Keith has suggested that we might ultimately find a particle that can be placed still higher up in the atmosphere, in the region called the mesosphere, above the ozone layer, where it would cause fewer problems.

    Can a Million Tons of Sulfur Dioxide Combat Climate Change? By Chris Mooney 2008

  • University of Calgary climate scientist and geoengineering expert David Keith has suggested that we might ultimately find a particle that can be placed still higher up in the atmosphere, in the region called the mesosphere, above the ozone layer, where it would cause fewer problems.

    Can a Million Tons of Sulfur Dioxide Combat Climate Change? Chris Mooney 2008

  • The next layer, above the stratosphere is the mesosphere, which is colder than the stratosphere, then we could think that the heat pipe system restarted there; however, the gaseous mass in the mesosphere is lower than the gaseous mass of the stratosphere, so we cannot infer a restoration of the heat pipe system in the mesosphere.

    Unthreaded #19 « Climate Audit 2007

  • Guy made a habit of puncturing the mesosphere with his soaring punts.

    An Aussie Who Rules at Football Scott Cacciola 2011

  • Above the earth were the layers of the atmosphere—troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere—and above those was the void of space.

    The Omega Theory Mark Alpert 2011

  • Above the earth were the layers of the atmosphere—troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere—and above those was the void of space.

    The Omega Theory Mark Alpert 2011

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