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U.S. Department of Agriculture

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  1. Fields of Study
  2. atmospheric sciences
  3. Earth atmosphere
  4. thermosphere
  1. Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment
  2. atmospheric sciences
  3. Earth atmosphere
  4. thermosphere

Preferred term

thermosphere

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information It is the portion of the Earth's atmosphere between mesosphere and exosphere. It is the biggest of all the layers of the Earth's atmosphere.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

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https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/212231

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