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Definition of Tropopause
1. Noun. The region of discontinuity between the troposphere and the stratosphere.
Definition of Tropopause
1. Noun. The zone of transition between the troposphere and the stratosphere (approximately 13 kilometers). The tropopause normally occurs at an altitude of between 25,000 and 45,000 feet in polar and temperate zones. It occurs at 55,000 feet in the tropics. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tropopause
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tropopause
Literary usage of Tropopause
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Medical Implications of Nuclear War by Fredric Solomon (1986)
"Above the lowered tropopause [heavy dashed line in Figure 3B], ... Consequently,
precipitation is confined below the tropopause and most of the remaining ..."
2. A Short Course in Elementary Meteorology by William Henry Pick, Great Britain Meteorological Office (1921)
"The mean height of the tropopause at various taken at the point where the ...
The height of the tropopause varies at the same place at places is given in ..."
3. The Future of Remote Sensing from Space: Civilian Satellite Systems and by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"If developed, a long- endurance (multiple diurnal cycles) high-altitude UAV would
effectively become a geostationary satellite at the tropopause. ..."
4. Volcanic Ash and Aviation Safety: Proceedings of the First International edited by T. J. Casadevall (1995)
"One other interesting feature of figure 4A is that the mass loading increases
rapidly as column height increases for plumes that penetrate the tropopause, ..."
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