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tropospheric

tropospheric

2 7.3
Relating to the layer of air closest to Earth where most weather happens
  • adjective
  • /ˌtroʊpəˈsfɛrɪk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : troposférico
  • The tropospheric air quality can significantly influence both human health and environmental ecosystems.
  • tropospheric ozone

Examples

  • The observed increase in tropospheric ozone due to anthropogenic causes should lead to an increase in OH.

    Academic text (2005)
  • Researchers study tropospheric conditions to better understand climate change and its impact on weather patterns.

  • There should be a difference between the surface trend and lower tropospheric trends.

    Blog text (34)
  • At the moment, they have the supposed onset of a Grand Minimum with record high tropospheric temperatures on a daily basis.

    Blog text (29)
  • Tropospheric ozone concentrations for Kansas City are well known on a regional scale.

    Academic text (2010)
  • Most people don't realize, because it's invisible, that the background level of tropospheric ozone is increasing.

    Blog text (32)
  • A good example here is the North American Research Strategy for Tropospheric Ozone (NARSTO), created in the mid-1990s.

    Academic text (2004)
  • More stringent controls may be required, not only because of continuing acid rain but also to deal with particulates, tropospheric ozone, and regional haze.

    Academic text (1998)
  • One of the instruments on NASA's Earth-observing Aura satellite is the Tropospheric Emission Spectrometer (TES).

    Academic text (2008)
  • The tropospheric layers are where clouds and storms form, affecting our daily weather.

How High

exospheric
  • Specialized
1 9.9
thermospheric
  • Specialized
8.4
mesospheric
  • Specialized
9.7
stratospheric
  • Specialized
4 6.9
tropospheric
  • Specialized
2 7.3

Surface Forms

tropospheric positive

Morphology

tropospheric = troposphere (semi-transparent) = tropo + sphere + ic

The adjective is regularly formed from the technical noun 'troposphere' with '-ic', but the scientific base term may not be familiar to many learners.

Etymology

Tropospheric comes from tropos meaning 'turn' or 'change' and sphere meaning 'globe'. The troposphere is the lowest layer of air where most weather 'turns' and changes, so tropospheric means 'relating to that weather layer'.