The tropopause: discovery, definition and demarcation

The present paper recounts the discovery of the tropopause and the lower layers of the stratosphere. It provides an overview of studies of the vertical dimension of the atmosphere prior to the discovery of the stratosphere, and discusses the discovery itself. An account is given of European efforts...

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Main Author: Klaus P. Hoinka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Borntraeger 1997-12-01
Series:Meteorologische Zeitschrift
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1127/metz/6/1997/281