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Atmosphere & Oceans Crossword

Horizontales
Light show produced by outer atmosphere showers of ions in the northerm arctic
Layer from 86 miles to about 372 miles. Temperatures get up to 1250 degrees C.
Region around the equator where columns of rising air carry moisture upgiving rise to areas with either high rainfall or dry deserts
A circular surface ocan current generally the same direction as the wind, enhanced by the Coriolis Effect.
Above 500 kn, this is where the atmosphere transitions into the radiation belts and magnetic fields of space.
Energy that was absorbed by the earth radiated back into space
An area of descending wind columns that get heated, producing very weak winds at sea, and arid hot arid conditions on land
The ion rich region in the outermost area of the thermosphere. High frequency solar radiation strips electrons from oxygen and nitrogen making a lot of positively charged ions and free electrons, which we see as the Aurora Borealis.
Upper atmospheric rivers that create high velocity wind "rivers: at around 4.5 to 7 miles altitude. one is subtropical, the other is polar.
Verticales
Warming of the earth's lower atmosphere by natural and articial carbon dioxide emissions
Varies with salinity and depth of water, accompanied by variation in pressure and temperature.
Process caused when heated air rises and interacts with cooling air when it sinks in the atmosphere.
From 11 to about 31 miles, it's where the UV light absorbing ozone layer is located.
On one, night is longest, on the other, day is longest.
Season of extremely high rainfall with high winds typical of southern asia caused by the subtropical jet stream during summer, and again in winter.
At the middle of spring and winter, when day and night are of equal length
Apparent deflection of currents of air or water due to earth's rotation
From zero to about 55000 feet, it's where we live, breathe, experience weather Temperature is from below zero through warm and hot temps, to about minus 50 C at the highest level. It's at the outermost layer where there's any air.
Amount of salt dissolved in sea water
Extends from 32 mi to about 85 miles, very little gas to absorb or deflect heat, temperatures rang from about 0 degrees C to minus 90 at the outermost level. meteors burn up here, usually.