The traditional view of the atmosphere holds that the troposphere, which extends from the Earth's surface to an altitude of about 10 km, is the main 'weather layer'. However, in recent years ...

There's many different layers to the Earth's atmosphere, but 75% of Earth's mass is actually going to be residing in the troposphere, where we are located. Also, we see all of Earth's weather occur in ...

Below this is the troposphere, which is in contact with the oceans and therefore directly affected by conditions at the ocean surface. By contrast, the stratosphere — although affected by waves ...

Thanks to these studies, we now know the five layers of the atmosphere are the troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere and exosphere (see graphic). Together, these layers protect us ...

In the case of hurricanes, wind shear is important primarily in the vertical direction--from the surface to the top of the troposphere. The troposphere is the region of the atmosphere that our ...