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tropopause
[ trop-uh-pawz, troh-puh- ]
noun
, Meteorology.
- the boundary, or transitional layer, between the troposphere and the stratosphere.
tropopause
/ ˈtrɒpəˌpɔːz /
noun
- meteorol the plane of discontinuity between the troposphere and the stratosphere, characterized by a sharp change in the lapse rate and varying in altitude from about 18 km (11 miles) above the equator to 6 km (4 miles) at the Poles
tropopause
/ trō′pə-pôz′,trŏp′ə- /
- The boundary between the upper troposphere and the lower stratosphere, varying in altitude from about 8 km (5 mi) at the poles to 18 km (11 mi) at the equator.
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