- Dec 31, 2010
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I just returned from a trip to Tahiti where I traveled on prop, jet, and cruise liner. It was fun examining the elements of the Troposphere!
Ft Activity
150,000 Upper Stratosphere
100,000 Stratosphere and the beginning of the ozone layer from space
65,000 Lower Stratosphere blue sky turns black from here
60,000 Tropopause - About the coldest point of the atmosphere
58,000 Concorde SS jet could reach these heights
56,000 Cumulonimbus (storm) clouds can reach these hieghts
54,000
52,000 Cessna Citation X private jet can fly at these altitudes
50,000 Curvature of the earth reportedly seen here
48,000
46,000 Max Q - Max dynamic pressure for rockets can occur here
44,000
42,000 Modern Passenger Jet
40,000
38,000
36,000
34,000 Birds have been seen flying at these heights
32,000 About the max altitude for the WW2 Prop driven planes
30,000 Mount Everest
28,000 Jet streams can blow at these altitudes
26,000
24,000 Prop planes like the Haviland Dash
22,000 Andes Mountains - South Americas highest points
20,000 Mount McKinley Alaska - Highest point in N America
18,000 Mount Elbrus - Highest European point
16,000
14,000 Highest peaks - Lower 48 states
12,000 Highest Peaks - Hawaii
10,000 Stratocumulous - Textured-Puffy cloud reach these heights
8,000 Cumulus low level clouds exist here
6,000 Appalachian mountains are at their highest
4,000 Nimbostratus (Rain all day) clouds
2,000 2k' is where I dwell… Not impressive on this scale!
0 Sea level
Ft Activity
150,000 Upper Stratosphere
100,000 Stratosphere and the beginning of the ozone layer from space
65,000 Lower Stratosphere blue sky turns black from here
60,000 Tropopause - About the coldest point of the atmosphere
58,000 Concorde SS jet could reach these heights
56,000 Cumulonimbus (storm) clouds can reach these hieghts
54,000
52,000 Cessna Citation X private jet can fly at these altitudes
50,000 Curvature of the earth reportedly seen here
48,000
46,000 Max Q - Max dynamic pressure for rockets can occur here
44,000
42,000 Modern Passenger Jet
40,000
38,000
36,000
34,000 Birds have been seen flying at these heights
32,000 About the max altitude for the WW2 Prop driven planes
30,000 Mount Everest
28,000 Jet streams can blow at these altitudes
26,000
24,000 Prop planes like the Haviland Dash
22,000 Andes Mountains - South Americas highest points
20,000 Mount McKinley Alaska - Highest point in N America
18,000 Mount Elbrus - Highest European point
16,000
14,000 Highest peaks - Lower 48 states
12,000 Highest Peaks - Hawaii
10,000 Stratocumulous - Textured-Puffy cloud reach these heights
8,000 Cumulus low level clouds exist here
6,000 Appalachian mountains are at their highest
4,000 Nimbostratus (Rain all day) clouds
2,000 2k' is where I dwell… Not impressive on this scale!
0 Sea level
