amilan17 https://api.github.com/users/amilan17 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 2021-05-19T15:50:57.92Z 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 30 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 2021-05-19T16:00:20.83Z 2 2021-05-19T15:50:55.823Z Atmospheric region containing significant concentrations of ions and electrons (ca. 70-80 km altitude and above) (http://glossary.ametsoc.org/wiki/Ionosphere) 2021-05-19T15:50:56.534Z 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 amilan17 https://api.github.com/users/amilan17 2 2021-05-19T16:00:20.834Z magnetosphere 2021-05-19T16:00:20.81Z 2021-05-19T15:50:52.733Z 2 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) amilan17 https://api.github.com/users/amilan17 L1 Lagrangian point L1 totalAtmosphere amilan17 https://api.github.com/users/amilan17 Vertical range above Earth (ca. 0 - 1'000 km altitude) 2 2021-05-19T15:50:57.205Z Total atmospheric column 2021-05-19T16:00:20.842Z Medium Earth orbit altitude range 2021-05-19T16:00:20.813Z 2 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) 2021-05-19T15:50:53.331Z MEO amilan17 https://api.github.com/users/amilan17 sun 2021-05-19T15:50:57.071Z 2 amilan17 https://api.github.com/users/amilan17 2021-05-19T16:00:20.841Z 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) 2021-05-19T16:00:20.829Z 2021-05-19T15:50:55.68Z amilan17 https://api.github.com/users/amilan17 2 highThermosphere High thermosphere 2021-05-19T16:00:20.843Z 2021-05-19T15:50:57.34Z Troposphere (ca. 0 - 11 km altitude) (https://www.eoas.ubc.ca/books/Practical_Meteorology/) 2 troposphere amilan17 https://api.github.com/users/amilan17 Troposphere 2 2021-05-19T16:00:20.819Z amilan17 https://api.github.com/users/amilan17 Top of atmosphere (ca. 100 km altitude) Top of atmosphere 2021-05-19T15:50:53.969Z TOA Vast, bubble-like region of space which surrounds and is created by the Sun. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heliosphere) amilan17 https://api.github.com/users/amilan17 2021-05-19T15:50:55.529Z Heliosphere 2 2021-05-19T16:00:20.827Z heliosphere 2021-05-19T16:00:20.822Z 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 2 amilan17 https://api.github.com/users/amilan17 2021-05-19T15:50:54.818Z 2021-05-19T15:50:56.214Z amilan17 https://api.github.com/users/amilan17 Surface of the land masses, the lower part of the atmosphere-land interface 2021-05-19T16:00:20.832Z 2 landSurface Land surface 2 2021-05-19T15:50:55.255Z Sub-surface of the Earth, including the crust, mantle and core and excluding the ocean and other water bodies earthInterior 2021-05-19T16:00:20.825Z amilan17 https://api.github.com/users/amilan17 Interior earth 2 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 2021-05-19T16:00:20.811Z 2021-05-19T15:50:52.976Z amilan17 https://api.github.com/users/amilan17 amilan17 https://api.github.com/users/amilan17 LEO 2021-05-19T16:00:20.812Z 2021-05-19T15:50:53.159Z 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) 2 Upper levels of the soil, where biological activity takes place and plant roots are found (ca. 0 - 1 meter depth) 2 Root region of the soil amilan17 https://api.github.com/users/amilan17 2021-05-19T15:50:56.803Z rootRegion 2021-05-19T16:00:20.839Z 2021-05-19T16:00:20.817Z 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) amilan17 https://api.github.com/users/amilan17 2021-05-19T15:50:53.818Z 2 2021-05-19T15:50:54.648Z Bulk layer amilan17 https://api.github.com/users/amilan17 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) 2 2021-05-19T16:00:20.821Z bulkLayer 2021-05-19T15:50:53.646Z Planetary boundary layer amilan17 https://api.github.com/users/amilan17 2 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) 2021-05-19T16:00:20.815Z PBL Middle and upper stratosphere 2021-05-19T15:50:53.486Z 3 amilan17 https://api.github.com/users/amilan17 2021-05-19T16:00:20.814Z 2021-11-04T10:18:53.393Z MUS Middle and upper stratosphere (ca. 25 - 47 km altitude) amilan17 https://api.github.com/users/amilan17 2021-05-19T15:50:55.114Z deepSoil Lower levels of the soil, below the soil root zone and above the unweathered parent material (ca. 1 - 5 meters depth) 2021-05-19T16:00:20.824Z Deep soil layer 2 2 upperOcean Upper ocean Upper part of the ocean including the thermocline (ca. 0 - 1'000 meters depth) 2021-05-19T16:00:20.844Z 2021-05-19T15:50:57.916Z amilan17 https://api.github.com/users/amilan17 freeTroposphere Free troposphere 2021-05-19T15:50:55.395Z 2021-05-19T16:00:20.826Z 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) amilan17 https://api.github.com/users/amilan17 2 amilan17 https://api.github.com/users/amilan17 Low thermosphere 2021-05-19T16:00:20.833Z 2021-05-19T15:50:56.374Z lowThermosphere 2 Low thermosphere (ca. 100 km to 200 km altitude) amilan17 https://api.github.com/users/amilan17 2021-05-19T16:00:20.808Z 2021-05-19T15:50:52.061Z 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 2 Upper troposphere / lower stratosphere 2 amilan17 https://api.github.com/users/amilan17 UTLS 2021-05-19T15:50:54.118Z Upper troposphere / lower stratosphere range (ca. 9 - 17 km altitude) 2021-05-19T16:00:20.82Z deepOcean amilan17 https://api.github.com/users/amilan17 2021-05-19T15:50:54.974Z Lower part of the ocean below the thermocline (below ca. 1'000 meters depth) 2021-05-19T16:00:20.823Z Deep ocean 2 2021-05-19T16:00:10.128Z Layer of observation ObservedLayer amilan17 https://api.github.com/users/amilan17 2 2021-05-19T15:50:51.589Z Layer of observation mesosphere amilan17 https://api.github.com/users/amilan17 Mesosphere (ca. 47 - 85 km altitude) (https://www.eoas.ubc.ca/books/Practical_Meteorology/) Mesosphere 2021-05-19T16:00:20.837Z 2 2021-05-19T15:50:56.668Z seaSurface Surface of the ocean, characterized by a cool skin layer (a few millimeters thick) 2021-05-19T16:00:20.84Z Sea surface 2 amilan17 https://api.github.com/users/amilan17 2021-05-19T15:50:56.934Z