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The exosphere is the outermost layer of Earth's atmosphere (though it is so tenuous that some scientists consider it to be part of interplanetary space rather than part of the atmosphere). It extends from the thermopause (also known as the "exobase") at the top of the thermosphere to a poorly defined boundary with the solar wind and ...
English: Composition diagram showing the evolution/cycles of various elements in Earth's atmosphere. Original subscript: Schematic of chemical and transport processes related to atmospheric composition.
The layers of the atmosphere are drawn to precise scale. Objects within them, such as the weather balloon are not. It is designed to be displaced at its native resolution (430×700px) or higher. It will render incorrectly (things start disappearing) below that.
In the present atmosphere, water vapor is the most significant of these greenhouse gases, followed by carbon dioxide and various other minor greenhouse gases. In addition, Rayleigh scattering, the physical process that makes the sky blue, also disperses some incoming sunlight. Collectively these processes capture and redistribute 25-30% of the ...
The windows are themselves dependent upon clouds, water vapor, trace greenhouse gases, and other components of the atmosphere. [ 8 ] Out of an average 340 watts per square meter (W/m 2 ) of solar irradiance at the top of the atmosphere, about 200 W/m 2 reaches the surface via windows, mostly the optical and infrared.
Diagram showing the five primary layers of the Earth's atmosphere: exosphere, thermosphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, and troposphere. The layers are not to scale. The stratosphere (/ ˈ s t r æ t ə ˌ s f ɪər,-t oʊ-/) is the second-lowest layer of the atmosphere of Earth, located above the troposphere and below the mesosphere.
In meteorology, the planetary boundary layer (PBL), also known as the atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) or peplosphere, is the lowest part of the atmosphere and its behaviour is directly influenced by its contact with a planetary surface. [1] On Earth it usually responds to changes in surface radiative forcing in an hour or less.
Diagram showing the daily changes to the capping inversion on top of Earth's planetary boundary layer. A capping inversion is an elevated inversion layer that caps a convective planetary boundary layer. The boundary layer is the part of the atmosphere which is closest to the ground.