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upper atmosphere

region of the Earth's atmosphere in which air density or atmospheric pressure falls below a technically significant level
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upper atmosphere

Summary

upper atmosphere is an atmospheric layer[1]. It draws 81 Wikipedia views per month (atmospheric_layer category, ranking #9 of 9).[2]

Key Facts

  • upper atmosphere's instance of is recorded as atmospheric layer[3].
  • upper atmosphere is part of atmosphere of Earth[4].
  • upper atmosphere comprises mesosphere[5].
  • upper atmosphere comprises thermosphere[6].
  • upper atmosphere comprises exosphere[7].
  • upper atmosphere comprises ionosphere[8].
  • upper atmosphere's studied by is recorded as atmospheric sounding[9].

Body

Definition and Type

upper atmosphere's instance of is recorded as atmospheric layer[3].

Use and Application

Components include mesosphere[5], an atmospheric layer[10]; thermosphere[6], an atmospheric layer[11]; exosphere[7], an atmospheric layer[12]; and ionosphere[8], an atmospheric layer[13]. upper atmosphere is part of atmosphere of Earth[4].

Why It Matters

upper atmosphere draws 81 Wikipedia views per month (atmospheric_layer category, ranking #9 of 9).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [13] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → —
    Has part(s) → mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere +1
    Part of → atmosphere of Earth
    Instance of → atmospheric layer
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987012431012805171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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