Ionosphere

  • The ionosphere is located between 60 and 400 km above the mesopause.
  • It contains electrically charged particles known as ions, and hence, it is known as ionosphere.
  • Radio waves transmitted from the earth are reflected back to the earth by this layer and is used for radio propagation to distant places on the Earth.
  • In this layer temperature starts increasing with height.
 
 

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