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Vertical Structure of The Atmosphere
Vertical Structure of The Atmosphere
Approx.
700 km
<
140
130
120 Heterosphere
Aurora Thermosphere
110
100 Ionosphere
Kármán Line
90
Mesopause
Height (km)
80
Meteor
70 Tem
perat
ure Mesosphere
60
Homosphere
50
Stratopause
40
Ozonosphere
30 Stratosphere
Maximum ozone
20
10 Tropopause
Mt Everest Troposphere
-100 -90 -80 -70 -60 -50 -40 -30 -20 -10 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
Temperature ºC
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