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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Fields of Study > atmospheric sciences > Earth atmosphere > stratosphere
Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment > atmospheric sciences > Earth atmosphere > stratosphere
Preferred Term:

stratosphere

Definition:
Region of the atmosphere between the troposphere and mesosphere, having a lower boundary about 8 km. at the poles to 15 km. at the equator and an upper boundary of about 50 km.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
Earth atmosphere
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URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/212233
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