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The atmosphere consists of several layers that are distinguished by chemical composition, temperature, and pressure. About 99% of the volume of clean dry air in the innermost layer, the troposphere, consists of two gases: nitrogen (78%) and oxygen (21%). The remaining air in the troposphere has slightly less than 1% argon and about 0.035% carbon dioxide. Air in the troposphere also holds water vapor in amounts varying from 0.01% by volume at the frigid poles to 5% in the humid tropics.
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Hannon, B., Ruth, M. (1994). The Law of Mass Action. In: Dynamic Modeling. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-0224-7_8
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