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OCR: Troposphere THE ATMOSPHERIC layer nearest the Earth' surface THE CONDITIONS that we call wea ther happen in this layer. The troposp here extends from the surface of the Earth about 18 miles (29 km above the surface at the north and south poles, and to about 12 miles (20 km) above the surface the equator laver ohere surlace