The region of the atmosphere immediately above the troposphere (q.v.). In the lower stratosphere temperature may continue to decrease with increase of height (but more slowly than in the troposphere) or may remain practically constant, or may increase with height. The transition front troposphere, to stratosphere, judged by change of temperature with height, is not always abrupt. At greater heights are other regions with special characteristics, e.g. the ozonosphere, where the concentration of ozone gas is greatest, centred at a height of about 20 miles; the ionosphere, the highly-electrically conducting region of ionised gases, extending upwards from the height of 50 or 60 miles. This region plays an important part in radio propagation. The main subdivisions of this region in order of increasing height are usually referred to as the D. E. (or Kennelly-Heaviside), F (or Appleton) regions or layers.
Stratosphere is the part of the earth's atmosphere extending from the top of the troposphere (typically 10 km to 15 km above the surface) to about 50 km. It is characterized by an increase in temperature with increasing altitude.
the layer of the atmosphere found 6 to 30 miles above the ground. It is the layer above the troposphere, which is the air we breathe. (Back to "The Hole in the Ozone Layer")
The portion of the atmosphere 10-to-25 miles above the earth´s surface.
The part of the atmosphere directly above the troposphere. See Atmosphere.
Layer of the atmosphere between 3 and 30 mi (5 and 50 km) in altitude, characterized by increasing temperature with altitude.
An upper portion of a planetary atmosphere, above the troposphere and below the ionosphere, characterized by relatively uniform temperature and horizontal winds.
The atmospheric zone 12 to 31 miles (20 to 50 kilometers) up, exhibiting increased temperature with increased altitude
the upper portion of the atmosphere (approximately 11 km to 50 km above the surface of the earth).
atmosphere 10 to 40 kilometres above the earth's surface.
A part of the atmosphere extending variously from six to fifteen miles above the Earth's surface.
Area of the earth's atmosphere just above the troposphere and under the mesosphere. It takes up an altitude from about 15 km to 50 km above the earth's surface (The boundaries of these regions are approximate—they vary according to season and latitude.) The majority of the ozone found in our atmosphere is contained in the stratosphere, and it is also the location of the ozone hole. In the stratosphere, the temperature gradually increases until the stratopause, which is the boundary between the stratosphere and mesosphere, is reached.
The atmospheric shell lying just above the troposphere and characterized by a stable lapse rate. The temperature is approximately constant in the lower part of the stratosphere and increases from about 20 km to the top of the stratosphere at about 50 km.
region of the atmosphere above the troposphere. The stratosphere is the region which contains the ozone layer.
Portion of the atmosphere between the tropopause, at approximately 8 to 15 km, and 50 km in altitude, depending upon latitude, season, and weather.
Second layer of the atmosphere, extending about 17-48 kilometers (11-30 miles) above the earth's surface. It contains small amounts of gaseous ozone (O3), which filters out about 95% of the incoming harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiation emitted by the sun. Compare troposphere.
Layer of atmosphere directly above the troposphere lying between 6 and 30 miles (10 and 50km) above the earth. Air too dry to form clouds.
the layer of the atmosphere above the troposphere extending up to 50 km - temperatures in this layer remain relatively constant - the ozone layer is found within this layer
The atmospheric layer above the tropopause which is very stable and characterized by low moisture content and absence of clouds.
An inversion layer in the Earth's atmosphere, lying between the troposphere and the mesosphere. Stratified because stable against vertical mixing. With the tropsphere, makes up the lower atmosphere.
the zone of the atmosphere between about 10-15 and 50 kilometers above Earth's surface. Most of the ozone in the atmosphere is in the stratosphere. The stratosphere is separated from the troposphere below by a boundary layer called the tropopause.
a relatively stable layer of the atmosphere extending from the tropopause to an altitude of about 30 miles
The part of the atmosphere above the troposphere; extends upward to approximately 50 kilometers above the surface of the earth; contains very little water.
a layer of atmosphere approximately 12-50 kilometres above the earth
the region of the atmosphere, above the troposphere, where the ozone layer is located ..... return
That portion of the atmosphere above the troposphere
Layer of the atmosphere between about 10 and 50 kilometres above the ground.
The layer of the atmosphere above the troposphere. The stratosphere extends from approximately ten to fifty kilometers above Earth's surface.
The part of the earth's atmosphere above the troposphere, at about 15 to 60 kilometers (9 to 38 miles). The stratosphere contains the ozone layer.
narrow atmospheric zone that lies above the lowest level of Earth's atmosphere, the troposphere. It extends from about 11 to 25 kilometers above sea level and has a constant temperature of -55oC.
The atmosphere from approximately 12 km to 70 km. The temperature of the atmosphere increases in this region.
The second layer of the atmosphere above Earth's surface, generally characterized by temperature increasing with altitude. The stratosphere begins at altitudes ranging from about 8 km in the polar regions to 16-18 km in the tropics and extends up to altitudes of about 50 km where there is a local maximum in atmospheric temperature. The stratosphere contains most of the ozone found in the atmosphere.
Layer of the atmosphere between the troposphere and the mesosphere, extending from about 18 to 50 kilometers (12 to 30 miles) above the earth's surface.
The part of the atmosphere which lies above the troposphere (from 10-15 km to about 50 km up). Significant because fine particles like volcanic ejecta which are injected into the stratosphere tend to remain there for years, thus cooling global climate by raising the atmospheric albedo.
The upper layer of the atmosphere.
The section of the atmosphere between 8 and 16 km to 50 km above the surface of the Earth. In the stratosphere, the temperature generally increases with increasing height, as opposed to the troposphere, where temperature decreases with increasing height.
A layer of air within the atmosphere.
The region of the atmosphere between -12 and 50 km (a few kilometers lower in polar regions and higher in the tropics) in which heating by ozone leads to increasing temperatures with increasing altitude.
the layer of the atmosphere between the troposphere and the mesosphere, i.e. between 10-15km and 50km above the Earth's surface.
The stratosphere is a layer of the Earth's atmosphere, located between the troposphere (which extends to 15 km above the surface) and the mesosphere (which begins at approximately 50 km).
zone of the atmosphere above the troposphere, extending from about 10 km (ranging from 9 km in high latitudes to 16 km in the tropics on average) to about 50 km above Earth's surface. Commercial airplanes routinely fly in the lower stratosphere.
region of the atmosphere about 15 to 50 km above the earth's surface where typically the temperature changes little or increases with height; the ozone layer occurs in the stratosphere
The atmospheric layer just above the troposphere, which starts at approximately 7.5 miles (12 km) above the Earth and rises to approximately 31.1 miles (50 km). The beneficial ozone layer resides in the stratosphere.
The layer of the atmosphere where most of the Earth's ozone is concentrated.
It is the layer of the atmosphere between 10 and 50 km above the Earth's surface within which temperatures rise with increasing altitude. Contains stratospheric ozone, which absorbs potentially harmful ultraviolet radiation.
The layer of Earth's atmosphere that begins about 11 km (7 mi) above Earth and ends about 50 km (31 mi) above Earth. Clouds rarely form here and the air is very cold and thin.
the region of the atmosphere between about 10 and 50 km above the troposphere.
The second layer in the atmosphere above the Earth's surface. It extends up to 50 km and contains the ozone layer
the upper region of the atmosphere, about 11 km above the earth's surface, in which the temperature increases with height.
the layer of the atmosphere where temperature increases with altitude as a result of the absorption of ultraviolet radiation by the ozone layer
Region of the atmosphere between the troposphere and mesosphere, having a lower boundary of approximately 8 km at the poles to 18 km at the equator and an upper boundary of approximately 50 km. Depending upon latitude and season, the temperature in the lower stratosphere can increase, be isothermal, or even decrease with altitude, but the temperature in the upper stratosphere generally increases with height due to absorption of solar radiation by ozone. Source: EPO.
The part of the atmosphere more than five miles from the earth's surface.
The zone in the atmosphere extending from the tropopause to about 50 km (30 mi) above the earth's surface; temperatures are stable or rise slightly with altitude; has very little water vapor but is rich in ozone.
The layer of the atmosphere just above the troposphere. It ranges from about 6 to 31 miles (10 km to 50 km) above the Earth's surface. This layer generally experiences a increase in temperature with height.
The layer of the earth's atmosphere that extends from roughly 7 miles (11 km) above the surface to 31 miles (50 km) above the surface.
The layer of the atmosphere 15-50 km above the Earth's surface in which ozone prevents most ultraviolet radiation from reaching the Earth's surface.
One of the upper layers of the atmosphere of a planet, above the weather. The earth's stratosphere ranges from about 20 to 50 km in altitude.
An atmospheric level that is located from 7 to 30 miles above the earth.
The layer of the atmosphere from about 7 to 30 miles above the earth's surface.
The layer of the atmosphere above the troposphere. In the troposphere temperature decreases fairly rapidly with increasing altitude, in the stratosphere it changes only slowly--approximately constant at the lower edge (10-16 kilometers), rising moderately at 25-40 km due to heating by ultra-violet sunlight, which is absorbed there by ozone. The difference arises because in the troposphere, heat is carried away from the Earth mainly by up-and-down flows associated with convection, in the stratosphere heat is radiated outwards, with little flow motion.
The layer of the earth's atmosphere between about 16 and 50-55 kilometers altitude, lying above the troposphere and extending to the stratopause; temperature generally increases with altitude in the stratosphere. See pp. 60-62.
A division of the Earth's atmosphere extending from altitudes ranging 5-10 miles to 18-30 miles.
the layer of the atmosphere that is found 6 to 30 miles above the ground. It contains stratospheric ozone. (Back to Ozone Action! Days)
The layer of the atmosphere immediately above the troposphere. Temperatures initially are isothermal, then increase with altitude.
The stable, stratified layer of atmosphere directly above the troposphere.
The layer of air that extends from about 10 to 30 mile above the surface of the earth.
the layer of air that extends from about 7 to 31 miles above the earth's surface. As the stratosphere rises, the temperature increases gradually to about 32 F. Clouds rarely form in this layer.
A layer of the earth's atmosphere, between 10 to 50 kilometres above the earth.
The layer of the atmosphere lying between 10 - 50 km altitude. More Information.
An upper layer of the atmosphere that contains the ozone layer oft mentioned in the news.
is the region of the atmosphere between the troposphere and mesosphere, having a lower boundary approximately 8 kilometers above Earth's surface at the poles and 15 km at the equator and an upper boundary of approximately 50 km. This is the region that houses the stratospheric ozone layer which protects Earth from ultraviolet solar radiation. [insert diagram
The area of the earth's atmosphere directly above the troposphere. The stratosphere makes up about 10% of the atmospheric mass.
The region of the atmosphere above the troposphere or from about 10 to 25 km, characterized by ozone in addition to the normal gases.
The upper layer in the atmosphere, above about 12 km altitude. This is much higher than even most airplanes fly. This is where the ozone layer is found.
The region of the Earth's atmosphere 10-50 km above the surface of the planet.
The layer of the atmosphere above the troposphere and below the mesosphere (between 10 km and 50 km), generally characterized by an increase in temperature with height.
A layer in the atmosphere above the troposphere extending upwards to about 50km. The stratosphere contains much of the total atmospheric ozone. The temperature in this region increases with height and can exceed 0°C in the summer. The air density here is much less than in the troposphere. It is not thought that the stratosphere has much influence on the weather on the Earth's surface.
Layer above the Earth's tropospheric layer.
The layer of the atmosphere that is above the troposphere, it extends from approximately 10 to 50 kilometres (6 to 31 miles) above Earth's surface. The upper region contains the ozone layer.
The region of the atmosphere above the tropopause and below, approximately, 50 km in which temperature increases with height.
The layer of the atmosphere between about 10 and 40 km above the Earth's surface within which temperatures rise with altitude. The stratosphere contains 90 per cent of the atmosphere's ozone (O3).
The stably stratified atmosphere above the troposphere and below the mesosphere, at about 10- to 50-km altitude, containing the main ozone layer.
In this region of the atmosphere, ozone protects us from harmful Ultraviolet Radiation
The atmospheric layer above the tropopause; characterized by slight increase in temperature from base to top, very stable, low moisture content and absence of cloud.
Second layer of the atmosphere, extending from about 12 to 48 kilometers above the earth's surface. It contains small amounts of gaseous ozone (O3), which filters out about 99 percent of the incoming harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiation. Some commercial airline flights operate at a cruising altitude in the lower stratosphere.
The uppermost layer of the earthâ€(tm)s atmosphere.
A layer of Earth's atmosphere just above the troposphere, extending from about 15 km above Earth to about 50 km. Airplanes travel in this layer and the ozone layer is located here.
The atmospheric layer between the troposphere and the mesosphere.
The second major layer of the earth's atmosphere. The stratosphere extends from 10 to 50 miles above the earth's surface and is characterized by rising temperature with increasing altitude. The ozone layer is found in the stratosphere.
The portion of the Earth's atmosphere ranging from approximately 14 km to 22 km (8 to 12 miles).
The stratosphere is the second layer of the atmosphere extending from about 10 km (ranging from 9 km in high latitudes to 16 km in the tropics, on average) to about 50 km above the Earth's surface. () It contains small amounts of gaseous ozone, which filters out about 99% of the incoming harmful ultraviolet radiation. Most commercial airline flights operate at a cruising altitude in the lower stratosphere ()
The region of the upper atmosphere extending from the tropopause (8 to 15 kilometers altitude) to about 50 kilometers. Its thermal structure, which is determined by its radiation balance, is generally very stable with low humidity.
The relatively isothermal (constant temperature) layer of the atmosphere above the troposphere and below the mesosphere.
The cold region of a planetary atmosphere above the convecting regions (the troposphere), usually without vertical motions but sometimes exhibiting strong horizontal jet streams.
The layer of the atmosphere above the troposphere and below the mesosphere where the temperature increases with height.
Part of the atmosphere, the gases that encircle the Earth. The stratosphere is a layer of the atmosphere 9 to 31 miles above the Earth. Ozone in the stratosphere filters out harmful sun rays, including a type of sunlight called ultraviolet B, which has been linked to health and environmental damage.
The upper part of the earth's atmosphere, above about seven miles.
extends from about 10km to about 50km in altitude. Commercial airlines fly in the lower stratosphere. The stratosphere gets warmer at higher altitudes. In fact, this warming is caused by ozone absorbing ultraviolet radiation. Warm air remains in the upper stratosphere, and cool air remains lower, so there is much less vertical mixing in this region than in the troposphere.
The layer of the Earth's atmosphere above the troposphere. It extends between 10 and 50 kms above the Earth's surface and contains the ozone layer in its lower portion. The stratospheric layer mixes relatively slowly; pollutants that enter it may remain for long periods of time.
The layer of the atmosphere above the troposphere, where temperature increases with altitude because of the presence of the ozone layer. Only the highest clouds are within the stratosphere, but there is very little wind.
Located between the troposphere and the ionosphere; it has little effect on radio waves.
a layer of the Earth's atmosphere, between the troposphere and mesosphere, that is stratified in temperature such that cooler layers are closer to the Earth's surface, and warmer layers are higher up (opposite the pattern of the troposphere near the Earth's surface); situated between about 10 to 50 kilometers (6 to 31 miles) in altitude above the surface of the moderate latitudes; at the poles, it starts at about 8 km in altitude; composition is basically the same as that of the lower atmosphere, with the addition of ozone. Russian translation prepared by Nina A. Zaitseva for the Arctic Climatology Project Arctic Meteorology and Climate Atlas.
The layer of the atmosphere located between the troposphere and the mesosphere, characterized by a slight temperature increase and absence of clouds. It extends between 11 and 31 miles (17 to 50 kilometers) above the earth's surface. It is the location of the earth's ozone layer.
The stratosphere is characterized by a slight temperature increase with altitude and the absence of clouds. The stratosphere extends between 11 and 31 miles (17 to 50 kilometers) above the earth's surface. The earth's ozone layer is located in the stratosphere. Ozone, a form of oxygen, is crucial to our survival; this layer absorbs a lot of ultraviolet solar energy. Only the highest clouds (cirrus, cirrostratus, and cirrocumulus) are in the lower stratosphere.
The layer of air that extends from about 11 to 50 kilometres above the earth’s surface.
This article is about the atmospheric layer; for the hotel in Las Vegas, see Stratosphere Las Vegas.