thermosphere

Noun

Meaning

thermosphere (plural thermospheres)

The layer of the Earth's atmosphere directly above the mesosphere and directly below the exosphere.

Synonyms

Hypernyms

Examples

Phys. 49/7, Springer Verlag, Heidelberg, 1 During low solar activity, about half of the total energy input into the thermosphere is thought to be solar XUV radiation. Source: Internet

Ohmic losses of the Pedersen currents heat the lower thermosphere (see e.g., Magnetospheric electric convection field ). Source: Internet

Orbital characteristics Objects in LEO encounter atmospheric drag from gases in the thermosphere (approximately 80–500 km up) or exosphere (approximately 500 km and up), depending on orbit height. Source: Internet

Since the heat input into the thermosphere occurs at high latitudes (mainly into the auroral regions), the heat transport represented by the term P 2 0 in eq. Source: Internet

Solar XUV radiation The solar X-ray and extreme ultraviolet radiation (XUV) at wavelengths < 170 nm is almost completely absorbed within the thermosphere. Source: Internet

Taking its name from the Greek θερμός (pronounced thermos) meaning heat, the thermosphere begins about convert above the Earth. Source: Internet

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