Atmosphere of Earth that gas. The stratosphere defines a layer in which temperatures rise with increasing altitude. This rise in temperature is caused by the absorption of ultraviolet radiation (UV) radiation from the Sun by the ozone layer, which restricts turbulence and mixing. Although the temperature may be at the tropopause, the top of the stratosphere is much warmer, and may be near 0 °C. The stratospheric temperature profile creates very stable atmospheric conditions, so the stratosphere lacks the weather-producing air turbulence that is so prevalent in the troposphere. Consequently, the stratosphere is almost completely free of clouds and other forms of weather.
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