tropopause
/trop-uh-pawz, troh-puh-/US // ˈtrɒp əˌpɔz, ˈtroʊ pə- //UK // (ˈtrɒpəˌpɔːz) //
对流层顶,对流层顶点,对流层架,对流层停顿
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
Meteorology.
- : the boundary, or transitional layer, between the troposphere and the stratosphere.
Examples
Ascending air within the plume rose so rapidly that it recoiled upon hitting the tropopause, or the lower edge of the stratosphere, above which it’s extremely difficult for surface parcels of air to rise.
The boundary between the troposphere and the next layer up is known as the tropopause.
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