Dimension Science on Instagram: "The stratosphere is the second layer of Earth’s atmosphere, located above the troposphere and below the mesosphere. It extends roughly from about 10–12 km above Earth’s surface up to around 50 km. One of its most important features is the ozone layer, which absorbs and blocks most of the Sun’s harmful ultraviolet radiation, making life on Earth possible. In the stratosphere, temperature increases with height, unlike the troposphere where temperature decreases upw