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Aerospace | The general term applied to the atmosphere above the troposphere. Compare upper air.For subdivision of the upper atmosphere, see atmospheric shell. (references) |
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Crosswords: UPPER ATMOSPHERE |
| English words defined with "UPPER ATMOSPHERE": antitrades. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "UPPER ATMOSPHERE": ACRIMSAT, aeropause, airglow ♦ Chapman region, chemosphere, chlorofluorocarbons ♦ earth current, Earth Science Enterprise ♦ Geospace ♦ Lyman-alpha radiation ♦ radio meteor ♦ Southern/Northern Lights, sustainer engine ♦ tropical storm ♦ upper air. (references) |
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![]() | Figure 32. Meteorological kite flown from the PRINCESS ALICE II. Professor Hugo Hergesell of Strasbourg interested Prince Albert in exploring the high atmosphere. As such, the first studies of the upper atmosphere while at sea were conducted off the PRINCESS ALICE II on April 12, 1904, to an altitude of 4500 meters. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now. | ![]() | Two polar explorers: W. S. Bruce and G. Isachsen. In the background is Professor Hergesell of Strasbourg who conducted many upper atmosphere experiments with sounding balloons between 1904 and 1907. Bruce overwintered in both the Arctic and Antarctic. He directed the British Scotia expedition. Plate IV, print 8. In: "Results of the Scientific Campaigns ..." Vol. 89. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now. |
![]() | A V-2 missile being launched - these missiles were used for early upper atmosphere studies. Credit: NOAA in Space. | ||
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| Language | Translations for "UPPER ATMOSPHERE"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | øvre atmosfære (upper air). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | bovenste atmosfeer (upper air). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | ylempi ilmakehä (upper air). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | haute atmosphère (upper air), atmosphère supérieure (upper air). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Hochatmosphäre (upper air). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | ανώτερη ατμόσφαιρα (upper air). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | dirgantara (sky). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | eruppay atmosphereay atmosfera superior. (various references) atmósfera superior (upper air), atmósfera alta, alta atmósfera (upper air). (various references) övre atmosfär (upper air). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-e-e-h-m-o-p-p-p-r-r-s-t-u" | |
-4 letters: spherometer, superheater, treehoppers. | |
-5 letters: aerometers, atmosphere, preemptors, preheaters, prematures, premeasure, puppeteers, reoperates, rheometers, treehopper, upperparts. | |
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