Atmosphere Of The Earth

Updated
2009-02-22 08:12
The Earth's Atmosphere
Layer | Distance from the Earth's Surface |
---|---|
Troposphere | 0 km to 6-20 km |
Tropopause | 6-20 km |
Stratosphere | 6-20 km to 50 km |
Ozone Layer | 10-50 km |
Stratopause | 50-55 km |
Mesosphere | 50-85 km |
Mesopause | 85 km |
Thermosphere | 85-690 km |
Karman Line | 100 km |
Thermopause | 500-1000 km |
Ionosphere | 50-1000 km |
Ionospheric D Layer | 50-90 km |
Ionospheric E Layer | 90-120 km |
Ionospheric Es Layer | ? |
Ionospheric F Layer | 120-400 km |
Exobase | 690 km |
Exosphere | 690-10,000 km |
Geocorona | 25,000 km |
Plasmasphere | 25,000 km |
Magnetosphere | ? |
Magnetopause | 64,000 km or more |
Homosphere | 0-100 km |
Turbopause | 100 km |
Heterosphere | > 100 km |
References:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth%27s_atmosphere,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ionosphere,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetosphere