Term: mesosphere
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.M03855

Definition:
That region of the atmosphere which lies above the stratopause (about 4752 km) and below the mesopause (about 8090 km) and in which temperature decreases with increasing height; this is the region in which the lowest temperatures of the atmosphere occur.

Related Terms:
1) stratopause (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.S06042).
2) mesopause (<em>in atmospheric chemistry</em>) (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.M03848).

Source: PAC, 1990, 62, 2167. 'Glossary of atmospheric chemistry terms (Recommendations 1990)' on page 2201 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199062112167)

Citation: 'mesosphere' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.M03855

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