tropopause
noun
tro·po·pause
ˈtrō-pə-ˌpȯz 
ˈträ-
: the region at the top of the troposphere
also
: a comparable layer of a celestial body
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This created an enormous umbrella cloud in the stratosphere and a smaller cloud slightly below it in the tropopause.
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Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 27 June 2023
This river of wind blowing west to east flows through the tropopause, the boundary between the relatively tempestuous troposphere and the adversely calm stratosphere.
—Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 5 Sep. 2023
The anvil shape visible in the cloud structures in both images marks what's known as the tropopause.
—Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 17 Apr. 2016
Higher up, the tropopause meets the stratosphere.
—Dave Epstein, BostonGlobe.com, 21 June 2022
Ordinarily, the tropopause acts like a ceiling, deflecting a thunderstorm's upwelling currents of warm, moist air.
—Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 17 Apr. 2016
This happens because the boundary, called the tropopause, acts like a ceiling.
—Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 29 Apr. 2021
Thunderstorms flatten out at the tropopause, or top of the troposphere, the lowest level of Earth’s atmosphere, since a lid of warm air suppresses continued upward development.
—Washington Post, 15 Jan. 2022
When strong storms reach the tropopause, their tops flatten out, giving them an anvil-like appearance.
—Paul Douglas, Star Tribune, 7 July 2021
Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 27 June 2023
This river of wind blowing west to east flows through the tropopause, the boundary between the relatively tempestuous troposphere and the adversely calm stratosphere.
—Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 5 Sep. 2023
The anvil shape visible in the cloud structures in both images marks what's known as the tropopause.
—Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 17 Apr. 2016
Higher up, the tropopause meets the stratosphere.
—Dave Epstein, BostonGlobe.com, 21 June 2022
Ordinarily, the tropopause acts like a ceiling, deflecting a thunderstorm's upwelling currents of warm, moist air.
—Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 17 Apr. 2016
This happens because the boundary, called the tropopause, acts like a ceiling.
—Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 29 Apr. 2021
Thunderstorms flatten out at the tropopause, or top of the troposphere, the lowest level of Earth’s atmosphere, since a lid of warm air suppresses continued upward development.
—Washington Post, 15 Jan. 2022
When strong storms reach the tropopause, their tops flatten out, giving them an anvil-like appearance.
—Paul Douglas, Star Tribune, 7 July 2021
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tropopause
noun
tro·po·pause
ˈtrōp-ə-ˌpȯz
ˈträp-
ˈträp-
: the region at the top of the troposphere
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