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Abstract

The earth is getting warmer all the time. We feel this not only in our own bodies. Measurements at various locations all show a similar picture as in Fig. 2.1.

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    The troposphere is the lower part of the atmosphere in which weather events take place. In Central Europe, it reaches up to an altitude of about 12 km.

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  1. Faculty of Physics, University of Munich, Munich, Germany

    Klaus Stierstadt

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Stierstadt, K. (2022). The Climate. In: Our Climate and the Energy Problem. essentials. Springer, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-38313-8_2

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