Preferred Name

Stratosphere

Definitions

The second major layer of Earth's atmosphere, just above the troposphere and below the mesosphere, extending from about 20 km to 90 km above the Earth. It is characterized by little vertical increase in temperature.

ID

http://www.ivoa.net/rdf/uat#stratosphere

broader

http://www.ivoa.net/rdf/uat#earth-atmosphere

definition

The second major layer of Earth's atmosphere, just above the troposphere and below the mesosphere, extending from about 20 km to 90 km above the Earth. It is characterized by little vertical increase in temperature.

exactMatch

http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/1640

prefLabel

Stratosphere

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