Question

help please ^_^ The temperature in the troposphere decreases with altitude.
Explain the significance of this on stratospheric pollution.

Answer 1

i'm a little confused with this question because i know that there is a layer between the troposphere and stratosphere called the "troposphere". The troposphere is a region where the temperature remains relatively stable and in this area, it reduces the mixing of gases right?

But i don't know how to explain that the troposphere decreases with altitude or why this is so? Is it because the warm air rises to be replaced by the cooler air above? ...

I also know that unreactive pollutants have a large survival time and can therefore diffuse into the stratosphere but i can't seem to quite make a link between a decrease in temp in the troposphere and it's relationship with stratospheric pollution :(..

Answer 2

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Troposphere | Stratosphere - Weather | Climate
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These include the troposphere (0 to 16 km), stratosphere (16 to 50 km), mesosphere (50 ... Since temperature decreases with altitude in the troposphere, warm air near the ... Such atmospheric stability can lead to air pollution episodes with air ...
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Temperature and water vapor content in the troposphere decrease rapidly ... Smog is produced when pollutants accumulate close to the surface beneath an ... of air in which the usual rule that temperature of air decreases with altitude doesn't ...
Stratosphere - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. ... as altitude increases (see temperature inversion); the top of the stratosphere has a ... is called the stratopause, above which the temperature decreases with height. .... From Air Pollution to Climate Change 2nd ed, Wiley, New Jersey; ^ "Altitude of a ...
Troposphere | CK-12 Foundation
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The temperature of the troposphere is highest near the surface of the Earth ... Rock, soil, and water on Earth absorb the Sun's light and radiate it back into ... Since temperature inversions are stable, they often trap pollutants and ... The lowermost layer of the atmosphere; temperature decreas

Answer 3

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