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atmospheric vertical structure  

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  • THE ATMOSPHERE COMPRISES the thin envelope of gases held by the Earth's gravitational force. Extending for several hundred miles above the Earths surface with no clear boundary, the atmosphere is often sub-divided into vertical layers according to a distinctive physical properties. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Warming and Climate Change; Atmospheric Vertical Structure]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-NBPNHRQ9-Q

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