Troposphere

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Troposphere

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	Atmospheric layer
gptkbp:contains	gptkb:Greenhouse_gases gptkb:Jet_streams gptkb:Rain gptkb:Cyclones gptkb:Snow gptkb:Lightning gptkb:Hail Clouds Aerosols Pollutants Smog Water vapor precipitation Mist Hurricanes Weather phenomena Fog Anticyclones Atmospheric pressure variations Convection currents Dust particles Monsoons Most atmospheric mass Temperature inversions Thunderstorms Tornadoes Turbulence Typhoons Winds
gptkbp:discoveredBy	gptkb:Léon_Teisserenc_de_Bort
gptkbp:discoveredIn	1902
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Troposphere
gptkbp:lowerAward	gptkb:Stratosphere
gptkbp:lowestPoint	At tropopause
gptkbp:mainGases	gptkb:Argon gptkb:Nitrogen gptkb:Oxygen Carbon dioxide
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:Earth's_atmosphere
gptkbp:powerSource	Solar radiation
gptkbp:pressureDecreasesWithAltitude	True
gptkbp:rank	Earth's surface
gptkbp:responsibleFor	Weather
gptkbp:supports	gptkb:Life_on_Earth
gptkbp:temperatureDecreasesWithAltitude	True
gptkbp:thickerAt	gptkb:Equator
gptkbp:thickness	8 to 15 kilometers
gptkbp:thinnerAt	gptkb:Poles
gptkbp:upperBoundary	gptkb:Tropopause
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Atmosphere
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5