tropopause
IPA: trˈɑpʌpɔz
noun
- The zone of transition between the troposphere and the stratosphere (approximately 13 kilometers). The tropopause normally occurs at an altitude of between 25,000 and 45,000 feet in polar and temperate zones. It occurs at 55,000 feet in the tropics.
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Examples of "tropopause" in Sentences
- It often stops in the tropopause.
- I have also decided not to merge tropopause here.
- A model for transport across the tropical tropopause.
- There is no Tropopause in the jet standard atmosphere.
- This point of equilibrium is often marked by the tropopause.
- After reaching the tropopause, the cloud tends to spread out.
- The key to this is the fact that convection stops at the tropopause.
- The boundary between the two, the tropopause, occurs at a pressure of.
- The tropopause is the boundary between the troposphere and stratosphere.
- It is also possible to define the tropopause in terms of chemical composition.