altitude

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These include the small number of satellites and tracking stations, the high orbital altitude of the satellites, which restricts detection to broad gravitational patterns, and the relatively low resolution of the gravitational measurements.

From Science Daily

By Sunday, the visible snow had expanded significantly down mountain ranges into lower altitudes, and blanketed parts of the Southern Sierra that were barren just 10 days earlier.

From Los Angeles Times

Built by scientists from the German Aerospace Centre Mapheus, the rocket I saw blast off, flew for 14 minutes, leaving the atmosphere and reaching an altitude of almost 260km.

From BBC

At altitude the air is 'thinner' as it is under less pressure, meaning that each inflation of the lungs draws about a fifth less oxygen into the body.

From BBC

This shift allows the cells to deliver oxygen to tissues more efficiently at high altitude.

From Science Daily