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Altitude versus Temperature
File Name
m00036.img.532.altitude.vs.temperature.jpg
Data Type
graphs
Computer Program
Adobe Illustrator CS2
File Size
257.00 KB - 2 files [ jpg,pdf ]
Expert Level
College and Introduction to Science
Contributor
ERESE Database Team
Source
Enduring Resources for Earth Science Education (ERESE)
Resource Matrix
Global Warming
Description
This is a graph showing how temperature change relative altitude. It displays the inversion layers in both the stratosphere and the thermalsphere.
Instructions
1.Why is there negative lapse rate in both the stratosphere and thermalsphere?
2.What implications does that have on ozone destruction in the stratosphere?
Keywords
thermalsphere, stratosphere, troposphere, mesosphere, tropopause, stratopause, mesopause, lapse rate, inversion layer
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Enduring Resources for Earth Science Education (ERESE)
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