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[[Signals intelligence]] collection from platforms above the earth's atmosphere

Ancient-Greek god of the upper atmosphere and the light.

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A vehicle capable of sustained flight within the [[Earth's atmosphere]].

The ambient air pressure at any given point in Earth's atmosphere.

...designed to operate, with or without a crew, for use beyond the [[Earth's atmosphere]].

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A genre of rock music (new wave), often with an esthetic, gloomy atmosphere and followed by a peculiar subculture.

...simulation (i.e., modeling) of how buoyant air pollutants disperse in the atmosphere.

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...according to their molecular weight, as bulk air motions keep mixing the [[atmosphere]].

With the development of operations extending beyond the earth's atmosphere, a more general term than air warfare

...iations of water in the atmosphere, and referenced discussion water in the atmosphere as a greenhouse gas.

Visible light stimulated by the interaction of the solar wind and the upper atmosphere, around the North Magnetic Pole.

...is filled with heated air capable of lifting a suspended payload into the atmosphere.

The umbrella term for the study of the Earth's atmosphere.

The relatively empty regions of the [[universe]] outside the [[atmosphere]]s of [[celestial bodies]].

...estimate the rate at which accidental releases of air pollutants into the atmosphere may occur at industrial facilities.

A means of transportation through the atmosphere and into [[outer space]]; it may return, go into [[satellite orbits|satelli

...gets including civilians or civilian infrastructure, intended to create an atmosphere of fear in order to obtain a political objective.

...tes Department of Commerce focused on the conditions of the oceans and the atmosphere.

The interdisciplinary scientific study of the processes and phenomena of the atmosphere, including weather studies and forecasting

...s, presumably due to the increased intake of [[carbon dioxide]] from the [[atmosphere]].

...d by N, with an [[atomic number]] of 7; the most abundant element in the [[atmosphere of the Earth]].

...tal U.S.-based institute whose mission is "exploring and understanding our atmosphere and its interactions with the Sun, the oceans, the biosphere, and human soc

...ith atmospheres denoting an imbalance between surface radiation and top-of-atmosphere radiation due to the presence of greenhouse gases.

Second major layer of Earth's atmosphere, just above the troposphere, and below the mesosphere, stratified in temper

...ss of [[water]] droplets, or frozen crystals of water, suspended in the [[atmosphere]] at or close to the [[Earth]]'s surface.

...llites in [[satellite orbits|Earth orbits]] but potentially a relay in the atmosphere

...o the soil, is changed chemically by various processes, and returns to the atmosphere once again. This cycle is necessary for life on earth.

Layer of the earth's atmosphere, directly above the mesosphere and directly below the exosphere, where ultr

The [[gas]] that exits to the atmosphere via a ''flue'' which may be a pipe, channel or chimney for conveying [[comb

...rbital vehicle to reenter the atmosphere, or, especially in the absence of atmosphere, braking a space vehicle to a "soft" landing. Some have been used to brake

...') that is equal to ¹/₇₆₀ of an [[Atmosphere (unit)|atmosphere]] (symbol: '''atm''').<ref name=TorrName group=note/> It was selected to be ...the height needed for a water barometer. That, in effect, proved that the atmosphere did indeed have weight. He is considered to have provided the first modern

GOES satellites do visual and infrared imaging of earth atmosphere from [[satellite orbits|geosynchronous orbit]]; they carry secondary payloa

The movement of human-made or natural objects as they enter the atmosphere of a planet from outer space, in the case of Earth from an altitude above t

...late the [[atmospheric reentry]] of a orbital or deep space probe entering atmosphere at especially high speed.

...events are routinely detected by the sensors that are used to monitor the atmosphere for nuclear explosions. June 1908 - [[Tunguska]], [[Russia]]. An object exploded low in the atmosphere, flattening trees over a large area.

Upper portion of a two-part division of the atmosphere (the lower portion is the homosphere) according to the general homogeneity

...h [[combustion]] product gases (''[[flue gas]]es'') are exhausted to the [[atmosphere]]. Includes the draft (draught) effect of hot gases flowing through tall st

The lowest of the main layers of the Earth's atmosphere, extending up about 12km from Earth's surface.

...olor). The artwork is characterized by the search for a vibrant, chromatic atmosphere, bringing them close to the [[impressionism|impressionistic]] tradition.

...mount of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water (at one [[Atmosphere (unit)|atm]]) by 1 Celsius. ...lorie'', is measured by heating 1 gram water from 14.5 °C to 15.5 °C at 1 atmosphere absolute pressure. The 4° calorie, also called the ''small calorie'', is m

...e extraction is destructive to the environment, whose burning pollutes the atmosphere, and whose supplies are finite and not renewable.

Layer of the Earth's atmosphere that is directly above the stratosphere and directly below the thermosphere