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Stratosphere
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Meaning
Noun
●
In Geology:
Collectively, those
layers
of the Earth’s
crust
which
primarily
comprise
stratified
deposits.
●
In Meteorology:
The
region
of the
uppermost
atmosphere
where
temperature
increases
along with
the
altitude
due to the
absorption
of
solar
ultraviolet radiation
by
ozone
. The
stratosphere
extends
from the
tropopause
(10–15
kilometers
) to
approximately
50
kilometers
, where it is
succeeded
by the mesosphere.
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