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The tropopause is significant in aviation weather because:
A.
Temperatures decrease rapidly above it, causing engine power loss
B.
It is the boundary between the troposphere and stratosphere — thunderstorms cannot penetrate far above it, so a flat, spreading anvil top indicates the storm has reached the tropopause
C.
All weather, including jet stream activity, occurs above the tropopause
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