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upper atmosphere

n.
The part of the atmosphere above the troposphere.
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upper atmosphere

n
(Physical Geography) meteorol that part of the atmosphere above the troposphere
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(5) Aether is the bright, untainted upper atmosphere, as distinguished from Aer, the lower atmosphere of the earth.
Here they sat down on a luxuriant heap of moss; which at some epoch of the preceding century, had been a gigantic pine, with its roots and trunk in the darksome shade, and its head aloft in the upper atmosphere It was a little dell where they had seated themselves, with a leaf-strewn bank rising gently on either side, and a brook flowing through the midst, over a bed of fallen and drowned leaves.
The Committee consists of representatives from the Ministry of Science and Technology, COMSATS, Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission and Metrological Department.
Top scientists from around the world who study the upper atmosphere of Mars have decided that Nicosia will become the permanent venue for the meetings they hold every two years.
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Speaking at the inauguration of Work Space Week 2018 at the Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Commission, he said the launching of two space satellites into space is a milestone achievement in the space history of the country.
Speaking at the inauguration of 'Work Space Week 2018' at the Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Commission, he said the launching of two space satellites into space is a milestone achievement in the space history of the country.
Washington NASA's MAVEN spacecraft released a selfie image of the spacecraft at Mars, celebrating its four years in orbit studying the upper atmosphere of the Red Planet.
Just recently, an international team of astronomers, led by Jessica Spake from the University Of Exeter, United Kingdom, used the space telescope to analyze the starlight passing through the upper atmosphere of an exoplanet dubbed WASP-107b and discovered helium in abundance. 
Islamabad -- The inauguration ceremony of 'UN/Pakistan/PSIPW 4th International Conference on the use of Space Technology for Water Management' organized by the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UN-OOSA), Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) on behalf of Government of Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the Prince Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz International Prize for Water (PSIPW), Saudia Arabic and Inter-Islamic Network on Space Science and Technology (ISNET) will be held in 26 Feb 2018 at Serena Hotel, Islamabad.
They connected these events to the movement of zonal waves, which travel around the Earth in the upper atmosphere. Shepherd and Cho discovered that the alignment of certain wave peaks amplified the airglow, creating bright night episodes that were 4-10 times more luminous.

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