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100 Greatest Discoveries: Atmospheric Layers
Weather and long term climate studies got its start with meteorologist Leon Teisserenc de Bort's discovery of the earth's layers, which he coined as the troposphere and the stratosphere.
Added: Feb 10, 2009
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