homopause

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English

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Etymology

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From homo- +‎ pause.

Noun

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homopause (plural homopauses)

  1. The level of an atmosphere below which its constituent molecules are well mixed
    • 2016, J. M. Chadney, M. Galand, T. T. Koskinen, S. Miller, J. Sanz-Forcada, Y. C. Unruh, R. V. Yelle, “EUV-driven ionospheres and electron transport on extrasolar giant planets orbiting active stars”, in arXiv[1]:
      The H peak in EGPs with upper atmospheres where H is dissociated under strong stellar illumination is pushed to altitudes below the homopause, where this ion is likely to be destroyed through reactions with heavy species.