Stratosphere Stratosphere The stratosphere () is the second major layer of Earth's atmosphere, just above the troposphere, and below the mesosphere. The stratosphere is stratified in temperature, with warmer layers higher and cooler layers closer to the Earth; this increase of temperature with altitude is a result of the absorption of the Sun's ultraviolet radiation by the ozone layer. This is in contrast to the troposphere, near the Earth's surface, where temperature decreases with altitude. The border between the troposphere and stratosphere, the tropopause, marks where this temperature inversion begins. Near the equator, the stratosphere starts at as high as ,
Burning Like the Midnight Sun the Midnight Sun" has received some of the most positive reviews of any album in the band's career. Jeff Eibel, writing for the Spin Control column in the "Chicago Sun-Times", called The Choir's latest release "a late-career triumph," and remarked that "Midnight Sun" was the band's "second exceptional album in a row, and its best since 1990's landmark "Circle Slide"." "Christianity Today"′s Andrew Greer highlighted the band's ability to create "smooth musical clarity to contrast the murky exploration of everyday faith," while "The Phantom Tollbooth"′s Derek Walker called "Midnight Sun" a "sonic delight" and The Choir's "most cohesive, melodic and