tropopause

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.T06521
The region of the atmosphere which joins the @T06522@ and @S06043@, and where the decreasing temperature with altitude, characteristic of the @T06522@ ceases, and the temperature increase with height which is characteristic of the @S06043@ begins.
Source:
PAC, 1990, 62, 2167. (Glossary of atmospheric chemistry terms (Recommendations 1990)) on page 2218 [Terms] [Paper]
Cite as: IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by A. D. McNaught and A. Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997). Online version (2019-) created by S. J. Chalk. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.
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