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Can wind currents form in the mesosphere?

Probably not the right forum for this question. How high in the atmosphere may an air-current form? Can a wind current form up in the mesosphere?
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why does gravitational force bring the clouds down? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: The Density of Clouds according to definition of cloud : A visible mass of condensed water vapor floating in the atmosphere, typically high above the ground as there's ...
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Atmosphere above huge fire areas (e.g., “fire ocean”)? [closed]

My question is more about climate sciences, but I hope that it is still related to physics. What would be possible atmospheric conditions for planet with some kind of "fire" ocean? I had some ...
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Are there convective movements similar to those in clouds everywhere in the atmosphere?

I heard there were powerful convective movements in clouds which were responsible for increasing the size of water droplets or ice crystals. My question is: do the same movements appear outside of ...
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Hail stones in summer?

This has always puzzled me. Yesterday (in London) it started hailing despite it being about $20^oC$. A couple of years ago I experienced hail in Sicily when it was about $35^oC$ in the shade!. How is ...