tropopause

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.T06521
The region of the atmosphere which joins the @T06522@ and @S06043@, and where the decreasing temperature with altitude, characteristic of the @T06522@ ceases, and the temperature increase with height which is characteristic of the @S06043@ begins.
Source:
PAC, 1990, 62, 2167. (Glossary of atmospheric chemistry terms (Recommendations 1990)) on page 2218 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'tropopause' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 3rd ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2006. Online version 3.0.1, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.T06521 RIS BibTex EndNote
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