(せいそうけん)

せいそうけん
noun
stratosphere
1. stratosphere
The layer of Earth's atmosphere above the troposphere, extending from about 10-50 km altitude.
飛行機(ひこうき)成層圏(せいそうけん)()ぶ。
Airplanes fly in the stratosphere.
成層圏(せいそうけん)にはオゾン(そう)がある。
The ozone layer is in the stratosphere.
成層圏(せいそうけん)対流圏(たいりゅうけん)(うえ)にある。
The stratosphere is above the troposphere.

成層圏(せいそうけん) is the stratosphere, the second layer of Earth's atmosphere. Word formation: 成層(せいそう) (stratified layers) + (けん) (sphere/zone).

ATMOSPHERIC LAYERS (low to high):

  • 対流圏(たいりゅうけん): troposphere (weather occurs here)
  • 成層圏(せいそうけん): stratosphere (10-50 km altitude)
  • 中間圏(ちゅうかんけん): mesosphere
  • 熱圏(ねつけん): thermosphere

KEY FACTS:

  • Contains the オゾン(そう) (ozone layer)
  • Temperature increases with altitude (unlike the troposphere)
  • Very little weather activity — skies are calm

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 成層圏(せいそうけん)気温(きおん): stratospheric temperature
  • 成層圏(せいそうけん)オゾン: stratospheric ozone

NOTE:
Commercial aircraft typically fly at the boundary between 対流圏(たいりゅうけん) and 成層圏(せいそうけん).