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Atmospheric stratification is the division of the atmosphere into distinct layers, each with specific properties such as temperature or humidity. Layers of Atmosphere (NOAA) Air redirects here. ...


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Stratification - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (278 words)
Stratification in archaeology are the layers in which objects are found.
Stratification is a separate meaning as applied to manifolds, and singularity theory, of a decomposition into pieces with specified relationships on fitting together.
In meteorology, atmospheric stratification is the division of the atmosphere into distinct layers, each with specific properties such as temperature or humidity.
Equivalent Neutral Winds (783 words)
Atmospheric stability refers to the stratification of the air near the surface.
The green lines are similar in both figures because they represent conditions near neutral atmospheric stratification: the wind profile is equal to the equivalent neutral wind profile only for the case of neutral stratification.
For stable atmospheric stratification (blues) equivalent neutral winds are smaller than winds, and for unstable atmosheric stratification (orange and red) equivalent neutral wind is larger than wind.
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