tropospheric
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a word derived from
troposphere.
tropospherenounthe lowest layer of the atmosphere, 6 miles (10 km) high in some areas and as much as 12 miles (20 km) high in others, within which there is a steady drop in temperature with increasing altitude and within which nearly all cloud formations occur and weather conditions manifest themselves.
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Previous studies used satellite records to identify human fingerprints in the changing seasonal cycle of mid-to-upper tropospheric temperature.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 20, 2024
Its onboard staff of scientists launch National Weather Service balloons, measure tropospheric ozone, study the increasing presence of algae blooms and sample water for microplastics.
From New York Times ● Sep. 13, 2022
Ground-level, or tropospheric, ozone is created when auto exhaust and emissions from oil and gas production get baked by the sun.
From Salon ● Nov. 12, 2021
Both of these Northern Hemisphere polar vortexes were especially strong this winter, but we’re mainly concerned with the tropospheric polar vortex here, the one that’s in the layer closest to the surface of the Earth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 28, 2020
NOx dissipates faster than carbon dioxide but helps create tropospheric ozone, a more potent greenhouse gas.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 21, 2015