che·mo·sphere

(kē′mə-sfîr′, kĕm′ə-)

The region of the atmosphere from 30 to 190 kilometers (20 to 120 miles) above the earth's surface, in which photochemical reactions initiated by solar radiation occur.

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chemosphere

(ˈkɛməˌsfɪə)

(Physical Geography) meteorol a rare name for thermosphere

chemospheric adj

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che•mo•sphere

(ˈki məˌsfɪər, ˈkɛm ə-)

n.

the region of the atmosphere most characterized by chemical, esp. photochemical, activity, starting in the stratosphere and including the mesosphere and perhaps part of the thermosphere.

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