The Emergence Machine

Mesosphere

physical · Meteorology · Level 4 · E0

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Emergence definition

The mesosphere emerges as the atmospheric layer where the mixture of gases, primarily consisting of nitrogen and oxygen, exhibits properties such as pressure, temperature, and viscosity, and undergoes a sequence of changes driven by energy and occurring over time, resulting in a temperature decrease with altitude, where meteors typically burn up upon entry.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “mesosphere” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “mesosphere”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
mesosphere
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL5L4L3L2L1L0WeatherMesosphereTemperatureAirPhysicsForceSubstanceActionMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesMesosphereL4AirL3WeatherL5E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Air L3 (requires) polysemous
    Meteorological concepts relate to the properties and behavior of air
  • Weather L5 (requires) mutual
    mesosphere is a weather or meteorological phenomenon.