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Preferred term

troposphere

Is replaced by

troposphere

Definition

[GEMET] The lowest of the concentric layers of the atmosphere, occurring between the Earth's surface and the tropopause. It is the zone where atmospheric turbulence is at its greatest and where the bulk of the Earth's weather is generated. It contains almost all the water vapour and aerosols and three-quarters of the total gaseous mass of the atmosphere. Throughout the troposphere temperature decreases with height at a mean rate of 6.5°C/km and the whole zone is capped by either an inversion of temperature or an isothermal layer at the tropopause.

Broader concept

deprecated concept

Scope note

LTER EU controlled vocabulary

Creator

herbert.schentz@umweltbundesamt.at

In other languages

French

troposphère

URI

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/EnvEu_17

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Created 3/31/16, last modified 3/21/22

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