The stratosphere is the section of the atmosphere located roughly between 7.5 and 31 miles above Earth’s surface. It is nearly cloud-free and weather-free, but polar stratospheric clouds are sometimes present in its lowest, coldest altitudes.
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The stratosphere is the section of the atmosphere located roughly between 7.5 and 31 miles above Earth’s surface. It is nearly cloud-free and weather-free, but polar stratospheric clouds are sometimes present in its lowest, coldest altitudes.