stratospheres
High altitude layers
Stratospheres is the plural of stratosphere, the layer of Earth's atmosphere above the troposphere, extending roughly 10 to 50 kilometers up.
The word often appears figuratively to describe the highest levels of something: Her career reached the stratospheres of Hollywood power.
Prices, ratings, or ambitions can rise into the stratospheres.
Air layer farthest up
- ozone layerAtmospheric UV filter
- altitudeMeasured height above reference
- troposphereLowest atmospheric layer
- mesosphereAtmospheric layer, 50-85km up
jet stream · air pressure · atmospheric layers · weather balloons · ozone depletion · UV radiation · polar vortex · atmospheric science
Vertical measurements or summits
- pinnacleUtmost summit or spire
- top tierHighest rank possible
- apexUppermost point or culmination
- zenithPoint straight overhead
summit · lofty heights · beyond reach · untouchable · high society · ivory tower · out of reach · astronomical
Weight of air above
- cosmic raysEnergetic particles from beyond
- chlorofluorocarbonsOzone-depleting synthetic compounds
upper atmosphere
Air layer farthest up
- ozone layerAtmospheric UV filter
- altitudeMeasured height above reference
- troposphereLowest atmospheric layer
mesosphere · jet stream · air pressure · atmospheric layers · weather balloons · ozone depletion · UV radiation · polar vortex · atmospheric science · high altitude
heights
Vertical measurements or summits
zenith · summit · lofty heights · beyond reach · untouchable · high society · ivory tower · out of reach · astronomical · sky-high
atmospheric pressure
Weight of air above
- cosmic raysEnergetic particles from beyond
- chlorofluorocarbonsOzone-depleting synthetic compounds
stratospherestropospheres
Lowest atmospheric layers
ground level · sea level · lower atmosphere · surface · surface layer
stratospheresdepths
Lowest or innermost regions
rock bottom · the pits · nadirs · gutters · dregs
stratospheresdepths
Lowest or innermost regions
rock bottom · basement · ground floor · bottom rung · nadir
- stratospheric ozoneOxygen variant blocking ultraviolet