Top of the Atmosphere

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
TOA
Pronunciation
/tɔp əv ðə ˈætməsˌfɪr/
Category
Academic & Science
Related Field
Atmosphere

Examples in Context

  1. Rising at one-foot intervals all the way to to top of the atmosphere.
  2. The irradiance of solar energy impinging on the top of the atmosphere has a meridional distribution.
  3. However, if you could jump up way-near the top of the atmosphere where the air drag is negligible then you would be weightless for quite some time.
  4. The impact of clouds on the radiative fluxes, both at the surface and top of the atmosphere as well as the redistribution of the radiant energy in the atmosphere, depends on cloud cover, thermodynamic phase and optical depth.
  5. Surface albedo can affect the amount, even the sign of short-wave AF on the top of the atmosphere.

Other meanings of TOA

Take-Off Angle Academic
Time Of Arrival Gov
Transfer Of Authority Gov
Total Obligation Authority Gov
Trade-Off Analysis Gov
Transportation Operating Agency Gov
Time Off Award Gov
Table Of Authorities Computing
Tangent Of An Academic
Top Of Atmosphere Academic