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UPSC Geography 13 - Atmosphere

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UPSC Geography 13 - Atmosphere


Atmospheric Layers

  • Troposphere
  • Stratosphere (Ozone) - CH4 + O2 = OH-(Radical) ; OH-(Radical) + CFC = Chlorine ; Chlorine = O3 = O2 + C10
  • Mesosphere- coldest - noctilucent Clouds-Thinnest
  • Ionosphere Van allen Radiation Belt
  • Exosphere - hydrogen, helium
  • Magnetosphere
  • Karman line- edge of space 
  • Aeronautics <100 nm, Aestronautics >100 nm
  • Lapse rate- 6.4 deg / km
  • Magnetic Equator - Thumba


Van Allen Radiation Belt - Ionosphere

Magnetosphere
  • above Exosphere

Heat Budget
  • Albedo 0.36





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