noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
substratosphere
Technical term in meteorology and atmospheric science referring to the region just below the stratosphere.
亜成層圏の気温分布を観測した。
We observed the temperature distribution in the substratosphere.
成層圏 is the stratosphere; 亜成層圏 is the layer directly below it.
Compound of 亜 (sub-) and 成層圏 (stratosphere).