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tropopause (s) (noun), tropopauses (pl)
The boundary between the troposphere and the stratosphere varying in altitude from approximately 8 kilometers (5 miles) at the poles to approximately 18 kilometers (11 miles) at the equator.
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multiple tropopause
An effect in which the boundary of the troposphere and stratosphere appears as several overlapping discontinuities instead of as a single one.
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