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Ionosphere
ionosphere
Atmospheric region containing significant concentrations of ions and electrons (ca. 70-80 km altitude and above) (http://glossary.ametsoc.org/wiki/Ionosphere)
Ionosphere
ionosphere
Surface of the Sun and layers above it, including the photosphere, chromosphere and corona.
Solar surface and atmosphere
sun
Bottom layer of the troposphere, also called atmospheric boundary layer, that is in contact with the surface of the earth (http://glossary.ametsoc.org/wiki/Atmospheric_boundary_layer). The planetary boundary layer includes the surface boundary layer. (ca. 0 - 3000 meters altitude)
Planetary boundary layer
PBL
Middle and upper stratosphere (ca. 25 - 47 km altitude)
Middle and upper stratosphere
MUS
Layer of observation
Troposphere (ca. 0 - 11 km altitude) (https://www.eoas.ubc.ca/books/Practical_Meteorology/)
Troposphere
troposphere
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Mesosphere (ca. 47 - 85 km altitude) (https://www.eoas.ubc.ca/books/Practical_Meteorology/)
Mesosphere
mesosphere
Altitude range of medium Earth orbiting (MEO) objects above low Earth orbit (altitude of 2,000 km above sea level) and below geosynchronous orbit (altitude of 35,786 km above sea level). (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medium_Earth_orbit)
Medium Earth orbit altitude range
MEO
Region in which dynamical motions are strongly influenced, or even dominated, by the earth's magnetic field as a result of plasma effects. (http://glossary.ametsoc.org/wiki/Magnetosphere)
Magnetosphere
magnetosphere
Sub-surface of the Earth, including the crust, mantle and core and excluding the ocean and other water bodies
Interior earth
earthInterior
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Surface of the ocean, characterized by a cool skin layer (a few millimeters thick)
Sea surface
seaSurface
Lower levels of the soil, below the soil root zone and above the unweathered parent material (ca. 1 - 5 meters depth)
Deep soil layer
deepSoil
The L1 point lies on the line defined by the Sun and Earth, and between them about 1,500,000 km from Earth. It is the point where the gravitational attraction of Earth partially cancels the Sun's gravitational attraction. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagrangian_point#L1_point)
Lagrangian point L1
L1
Low thermosphere (ca. 100 km to 200 km altitude)
Low thermosphere
lowThermosphere
Upper levels of the soil, where biological activity takes place and plant roots are found (ca. 0 - 1 meter depth)
Root region of the soil
rootRegion
For a given cloud or cloud layer, the highest level in the atmosphere at which the air contains a perceptible quantity of cloud particles (http://glossary.ametsoc.org/wiki/Cloud_top)
Cloud top
cloudTop
Surface of the land masses, the lower part of the atmosphere-land interface
Land surface
landSurface
Lower part of the ocean below the thermocline (below ca. 1'000 meters depth)
Deep ocean
deepOcean
The L4 and L5 points lie at the third corners of the two equilateral triangles in the plane of orbit whose common base is the line between the centers of the two masses, such that the point lies behind (L5) or ahead (L4) of the smaller mass with regard to its orbit around the larger mass. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagrangian_point#L4_and_L5_points)
Lagrangian points L4, L5
L4L5
Altitude range of low Earth orbiting (LEO) objects with an altitude of 2'000 km or less (approximately one-third of the radius of Earth), or with at least 11.25 periods per day (an orbital period of 128 minutes or less) and an eccentricity less than 0.25. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low_Earth_orbit)
Low Earth orbit altitude range
LEO
Layer of observation
Upper part of the ocean including the thermocline (ca. 0 - 1'000 meters depth)
Upper ocean
upperOcean
Layer of air tens of meters thick adjacent to the ground where mechanical (shear) generation of turbulence exceeds buoyant generation or consumption (http://glossary.ametsoc.org/wiki/Surface_boundary_layer)
Surface boundary layer
SBL
Vast, bubble-like region of space which surrounds and is created by the Sun. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heliosphere)
Heliosphere
heliosphere
High thermosphere (ca. 200 km to 500 km altitude)
High thermosphere
highThermosphere
Atmosphere above the planetary boundary layer, in which the effect of the earth's surface friction on the air motion is negligible (ca. 1 - 11 km altitude)
Free troposphere
freeTroposphere
Vertical range above Earth (ca. 0 - 1'000 km altitude)
Total atmospheric column
totalAtmosphere
Also called ocean sub-surface or bulk surface, the ocean bulk layer is the mixed layer located below the cool skin layer (a few millimeters - a few tens of meters depth)
Bulk layer
bulkLayer
Altitude range of geostationary orbiting (GEO) objects, 35'786 kilometres above Earth's equator and following the direction of Earth's rotation. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geostationary_orbit)
Geostationary orbit range
GEO
Top of atmosphere (ca. 100 km altitude)
Top of atmosphere
TOA
Upper troposphere / lower stratosphere range (ca. 9 - 17 km altitude)
Upper troposphere / lower stratosphere
UTLS
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Atmospheric region containing significant concentrations of ions and electrons (ca. 70-80 km altitude and above) (http://glossary.ametsoc.org/wiki/Ionosphere)
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Region in which dynamical motions are strongly influenced, or even dominated, by the earth's magnetic field as a result of plasma effects. (http://glossary.ametsoc.org/wiki/Magnetosphere)
Magnetosphere
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magnetosphere
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The L1 point lies on the line defined by the Sun and Earth, and between them about 1,500,000 km from Earth. It is the point where the gravitational attraction of Earth partially cancels the Sun's gravitational attraction. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagrangian_point#L1_point)
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L1
Lagrangian point L1
totalAtmosphere
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Vertical range above Earth (ca. 0 - 1'000 km altitude)
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Total atmospheric column
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Medium Earth orbit altitude range
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Altitude range of medium Earth orbiting (MEO) objects above low Earth orbit (altitude of 2,000 km above sea level) and below geosynchronous orbit (altitude of 35,786 km above sea level). (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medium_Earth_orbit)
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MEO
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sun
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Surface of the Sun and layers above it, including the photosphere, chromosphere and corona.
Solar surface and atmosphere
High thermosphere (ca. 200 km to 500 km altitude)
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highThermosphere
High thermosphere
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Troposphere (ca. 0 - 11 km altitude) (https://www.eoas.ubc.ca/books/Practical_Meteorology/)
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troposphere
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Troposphere
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Top of atmosphere (ca. 100 km altitude)
Top of atmosphere
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TOA
Vast, bubble-like region of space which surrounds and is created by the Sun. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heliosphere)
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Heliosphere
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heliosphere
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Cloud top
For a given cloud or cloud layer, the highest level in the atmosphere at which the air contains a perceptible quantity of cloud particles (http://glossary.ametsoc.org/wiki/Cloud_top)
cloudTop
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Surface of the land masses, the lower part of the atmosphere-land interface
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landSurface
Land surface
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Sub-surface of the Earth, including the crust, mantle and core and excluding the ocean and other water bodies
earthInterior
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Interior earth
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L4L5
The L4 and L5 points lie at the third corners of the two equilateral triangles in the plane of orbit whose common base is the line between the centers of the two masses, such that the point lies behind (L5) or ahead (L4) of the smaller mass with regard to its orbit around the larger mass. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagrangian_point#L4_and_L5_points)
Lagrangian points L4, L5
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LEO
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Low Earth orbit altitude range
Altitude range of low Earth orbiting (LEO) objects with an altitude of 2'000 km or less (approximately one-third of the radius of Earth), or with at least 11.25 periods per day (an orbital period of 128 minutes or less) and an eccentricity less than 0.25. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low_Earth_orbit)
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Upper levels of the soil, where biological activity takes place and plant roots are found (ca. 0 - 1 meter depth)
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Root region of the soil
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rootRegion
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SBL
Surface boundary layer
Layer of air tens of meters thick adjacent to the ground where mechanical (shear) generation of turbulence exceeds buoyant generation or consumption (http://glossary.ametsoc.org/wiki/Surface_boundary_layer)
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Bulk layer
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Also called ocean sub-surface or bulk surface, the ocean bulk layer is the mixed layer located below the cool skin layer (a few millimeters - a few tens of meters depth)
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bulkLayer
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Planetary boundary layer
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Bottom layer of the troposphere, also called atmospheric boundary layer, that is in contact with the surface of the earth (http://glossary.ametsoc.org/wiki/Atmospheric_boundary_layer). The planetary boundary layer includes the surface boundary layer. (ca. 0 - 3000 meters altitude)
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PBL
Middle and upper stratosphere
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MUS
Middle and upper stratosphere (ca. 25 - 47 km altitude)
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deepSoil
Lower levels of the soil, below the soil root zone and above the unweathered parent material (ca. 1 - 5 meters depth)
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Deep soil layer
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upperOcean
Upper ocean
Upper part of the ocean including the thermocline (ca. 0 - 1'000 meters depth)
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freeTroposphere
Free troposphere
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Atmosphere above the planetary boundary layer, in which the effect of the earth's surface friction on the air motion is negligible (ca. 1 - 11 km altitude)
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Low thermosphere
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lowThermosphere
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Low thermosphere (ca. 100 km to 200 km altitude)
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Altitude range of geostationary orbiting (GEO) objects, 35'786 kilometres above Earth's equator and following the direction of Earth's rotation. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geostationary_orbit)
GEO
Geostationary orbit range
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Upper troposphere / lower stratosphere
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UTLS
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Upper troposphere / lower stratosphere range (ca. 9 - 17 km altitude)
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deepOcean
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Lower part of the ocean below the thermocline (below ca. 1'000 meters depth)
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Deep ocean
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Layer of observation
ObservedLayer
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Layer of observation
mesosphere
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Mesosphere (ca. 47 - 85 km altitude) (https://www.eoas.ubc.ca/books/Practical_Meteorology/)
Mesosphere
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seaSurface
Surface of the ocean, characterized by a cool skin layer (a few millimeters thick)
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Sea surface
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