<p>The <a href="http://glossary.ametsoc.org/wiki/Turbopause">turbopause</a> separates (by definition) the <a href="http://glossary.ametsoc.org/wiki/Homosphere">homosphere</a> from the <a href="http://glossary.ametsoc.org/wiki/Heterosphere">heterosphere</a>.  What factors cause the turbopause to be where it is?  Is it affected by mesopheric composition, solar irradiance, global atmospheric change, and other factors that may change significantly?  Or is it mostly determined by density in the absolute sense, and therefore relatively constant?</p>

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What factors determine the height of the turbopause?
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# What factors determine the height of the turbopause?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-04-16)

The [turbopause](http://glossary.ametsoc.org/wiki/Turbopause) separates (by definition) the [homosphere](http://glossary.ametsoc.org/wiki/Homosphere) from the [heterosphere](http://glossary.ametsoc.org/wiki/Heterosphere). What factors cause the turbopause to be where it is? Is it affected by mesopheric composition, solar irradiance, global atmospheric change, and other factors that may change significantly? Or is it mostly determined by density in the absolute sense, and therefore relatively constant?

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