troposphere

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The process of ozone formation in the higher troposphere is the same as in the lower troposphere, contrary to the situation in the stratosphere, (see Figure 3).

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  1. noun The lowest region of the atmosphere between the earth's surface and the tropopause, characterized by decreasing temperature with increasing altitude.

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  • Just a small airburst in the troposphere, about two miles above the city. —  Maverick, Isaac Asimov's Robots And Aliens -- Book 5
  • I released an emergency buoy with a fifty-klick filament into Orca's troposphere, and all I hear is my own distress beacon. —  Asimov'sSF,Feb2004
  • Many parts of the atmosphere are related and there has been an observed link between the ionosphere and the troposphere, the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere. —  WordPress.com News
  • Or that the troposphere is indeed warming as fast or faster than the surface here. —  RealClimate
  • That's why the CO2 warming effect is greatest at mid-troposphere, where pressures are lower. —  RealClimate
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