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Which level marks the top of the stratosphere?

  • A.The stratopause at about 50 kilometres
  • B.The tropopause at about 11 kilometres, which separates the troposphere from the stratosphere above it
  • C.The mesopause
  • D.The turbopause at about 100 kilometres, above which molecular diffusion dominates over turbulent mixing

Answer: A

The stratopause near 50 kilometres is the temperature maximum separating the stratosphere from the mesosphere above. Temperatures there approach 270 kelvin, comparable with the surface, though the pressure is only about one hectopascal. The four pauses, at roughly 11, 50, 85 and beyond, each mark a reversal in the sign of the temperature gradient.

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