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Tropopause vs Stratopause - What's the difference?

tropopause | stratopause |

As nouns the difference between tropopause and stratopause

is that tropopause is 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 while stratopause is in the atmosphere, the boundary between the stratosphere and the mesosphere.

tropopause

English

Noun

(en 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.

    • stratopause

    English

    (wikipedia stratopause)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • In the atmosphere, the boundary between the stratosphere and the mesosphere.