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This behaviour is similar to the observed evolution of the mean temperature in the lower stratosphere during 1984 and 1989.
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Changes in the tropospheric circulation will affect planetary wave propagation and hence the temperature variability of the lower stratosphere .
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In the tropical lower stratosphere , however, O 3 is reduced by up to 7%.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But he expects good sales from certain novels below the CrichtonGrisham stratosphere .
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But with no corresponding drop in birthrates the population line was propelled into the demographic stratosphere .
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It also forms a very reflective sulfate aerosol haze in the stratosphere , which efficiently reflects incident sunlight away from Earth.
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It forces real interest rates into the stratosphere and makes rapid growth extremely difficult.
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It was the Unwins, in the stratosphere of ecstasy, who led Upper Gumtree into the winners' circle.
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Nuclear explosions produce shock waves which can inject oxides of nitrogen into the stratosphere .
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Ozone in the stratosphere forms a natural shield to filter harmful ultraviolet light.
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So the cloud absorbs sunlight, heating the stratosphere up but stopping warmth from reaching the Earth.