stratosphere, definition of

Second layer of the atmosphere, extending from about 19 to 48 kilometers (12 to 30 miles) above the earth's surface. It contains small amounts of gaseous ozone (O3), which filters out about 99 percent of the incoming harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiation. Most commercial airline flights operate at a cruising
altitude in the lower stratosphere.

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• Record Antarctic Stratospheric Warming Causes Sept. 2019 Global Temperature Update Confusion
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• Rare: Sudden Stratospheric Warming in the Southern Hemisphere — cold weather coming?
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• Evidence of the 11 year Solar Cycle in the Stratosphere
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• Chemtrails or Contrails? Another Alarmist Issue Without Scientific Context
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• Evidence that stratospheric circulation changes drive ocean changes, and thus climate changes
  From the University of Utah and the “science is not settled” department comes this interesting bit of research. Stratosphere targets deep sea to shape climate North Atlantic ‘Achilles heel’ lets upper atmosphere affect the abyss...
• Evidence that stratopsheric circulation changes drive ocean changes, and thus climate changes
  From the University of Utah and the “science is not settled” department comes this interesting bit of research. Stratosphere targets deep sea to shape climate North Atlantic ‘Achilles heel’ lets upper atmosphere affect the abyss...
• There might possibly could be a chance of danger! Thunderstorms!
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