| LC control no. | sh 85009271 |
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| LC classification | QC851 QC999 |
| Topical heading | Atmosphere |
| See also | headings beginning with the word Atmospheric Earth (Planet) Atmospheric science |
| Found in | Glossary of meteorology, via American Meteorological Society website, Oct. 15, 2018 (atmosphere: 1. A gaseous envelope gravitationally bound to a celestial body (e.g., a planet, its satellite, or a star). 2. As a unit of pressure. See standard atmosphere.) Encyclopaedia Britannica online, Oct. 15, 2018: Atmosphere (the gas and aerosol envelope that extends from the ocean, land, and ice-covered surface of a planet outward into space) Atmospheric science (interdisciplinary field of study that combines the components of physics and chemistry that focus on the structure and dynamics of Earth's atmosphere. The atmospheric sciences are traditionally divided into three topical areas--meteorology (the study and forecasting of weather), climatology (the study of long-term atmospheric patterns and their influences), and aeronomy (the study of the physics and chemistry of the upper atmosphere)) |
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