Register: Layer of observation
stable
URI: http://codes.wmo.int/wmdr/ObservedLayer
Layer of observation
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Name | Notation | Description | Types | Status |
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Geostationary orbit range | GEO | Altitude range of geostationary orbiting (GEO) objects, 35'78... | Concept | stable |
Lagrangian point L1 | L1 | The L1 point lies on the line defined by the Sun and Earth, a... | Concept | stable |
Lagrangian points L4, L5 | L4L5 | The L4 and L5 points lie at the third corners of the two equi... | Concept | stable |
Low Earth orbit altitude range | LEO | Altitude range of low Earth orbiting (LEO) objects with an al... | Concept | stable |
Medium Earth orbit altitude range | MEO | Altitude range of medium Earth orbiting (MEO) objects above l... | Concept | stable |
Middle and upper stratosphere | MUS | Middle and upper stratosphere (ca. 25 - 47 km altitude) | Concept | stable |
Planetary boundary layer | PBL | Bottom layer of the troposphere, also called atmospheric boun... | Concept | stable |
Surface boundary layer | SBL | Layer of air tens of meters thick adjacent to the ground wher... | Concept | stable |
Top of atmosphere | TOA | Top of atmosphere (ca. 100 km altitude) | Concept | stable |
Upper troposphere / lower stratosphere | UTLS | Upper troposphere / lower stratosphere range (ca. 9 - 17 km a... | Concept | stable |
Bulk layer | bulkLayer | Also called ocean sub-surface or bulk surface, the ocean bulk... | Concept | stable |
Cloud top | cloudTop | For a given cloud or cloud layer, the highest level in the at... | Concept | stable |
Deep ocean | deepOcean | Lower part of the ocean below the thermocline (below ca. 1'00... | Concept | stable |
Deep soil layer | deepSoil | Lower levels of the soil, below the soil root zone and above ... | Concept | stable |
Interior earth | earthInterior | Sub-surface of the Earth, including the crust, mantle and cor... | Concept | stable |
Free troposphere | freeTroposphere | Atmosphere above the planetary boundary layer, in which the e... | Concept | stable |
Heliosphere | heliosphere | Vast, bubble-like region of space which surrounds and is crea... | Concept | stable |
High thermosphere | highThermosphere | High thermosphere (ca. 200 km to 500 km altitude) | Concept | stable |
Ionosphere | ionosphere | Atmospheric region containing significant concentrations of i... | Concept | stable |
Land surface | landSurface | Surface of the land masses, the lower part of the atmosphere-... | Concept | stable |
Low thermosphere | lowThermosphere | Low thermosphere (ca. 100 km to 200 km altitude) | Concept | stable |
Magnetosphere | magnetosphere | Region in which dynamical motions are strongly influenced, or... | Concept | stable |
Mesosphere | mesosphere | Mesosphere (ca. 47 - 85 km altitude) (https://www.eoas.ubc.ca... | Concept | stable |
Root region of the soil | rootRegion | Upper levels of the soil, where biological activity takes pla... | Concept | stable |
Sea surface | seaSurface | Surface of the ocean, characterized by a cool skin layer (a f... | Concept | stable |
Solar surface and atmosphere | sun | Surface of the Sun and layers above it, including the photosp... | Concept | stable |
Total atmospheric column | totalAtmosphere | Vertical range above Earth (ca. 0 - 1'000 km altitude) | Concept | stable |
Troposphere | troposphere | Troposphere (ca. 0 - 11 km altitude) (https://www.eoas.ubc.ca... | Concept | stable |
Upper ocean | upperOcean | Upper part of the ocean including the thermocline (ca. 0 - 1'... | Concept | stable |