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Dictionary of Environmental Health

thermosphere

That layer of the earth’s atmosphere extending between the MESOSPHERE and the EXOSPHERE. It extends to a height of around 400 km from the earth’s surface at which height temperatures can reach 1,000°C.

See also: THERMOPAUSE

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Thermosphere from Dictionary of Environmental Health. ISBN: 0-203-16591-8. Published: 2003–07–18. ©2009 Taylor and Francis. All rights reserved.



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