HOW IS THE ATMOSPHERE STRUCTURED VERTICALLY AND WHY?
HOW IS THE ATMOSPHERE STRUCTURED VERTICALLY AND WHY?
Feb 24, 2016
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HOW IS THE ATMOSPHERE STRUCTURED VERTICALLY
AND WHY?
Surface
TROPOSPHERE
8 miles (10km)
Surface
STRATOSPHERE
TROPOSPHERE
8 miles (10km)
30 miles (50km)
Surface
MESOSPHERE
STRATOSPHERE
TROPOSPHERE
8 miles (10km)
30 miles (50km)
50 miles (80km)
Surface
THERMOSPHERE
MESOSPHERE
STRATOSPHERE
TROPOSPHERE
8 miles (10km)
30 miles (50km)
50 miles (80km)
300 miles (500km)?
Surface
THERMOSPHERE
MESOSPHERE
STRATOSPHERE
TROPOSPHERE
8 miles (10km)
30 miles (50km)
50 miles (80km)
300 miles (500km)?
NormalGradient
NormalGradient
Surface
THERMOSPHERE
MESOSPHERE
STRATOSPHERE
TROPOSPHERE
8 miles (10km)
30 miles (50km)
50 miles (80km)
300 miles (500km)?
NormalGradient
NormalGradient
ReverseGradient
ReverseGradient
Surface
THERMOSPHERE
MESOSPHERE
STRATOSPHERE
TROPOSPHERE
8 miles (10km)
30 miles (50km)
50 miles (80km)
300 miles (500km)?
MESOPAUSE
NormalGradient
NormalGradient
ReverseGradient
ReverseGradient
Surface
THERMOSPHERE
MESOSPHERE
STRATOSPHERE
TROPOSPHERE
8 miles (10km)
30 miles (50km)
50 miles (80km)
300 miles (500km)?
MESOPAUSE
STRATOPAUSE
NormalGradient
NormalGradient
ReverseGradient
ReverseGradient
Surface
THERMOSPHERE
MESOSPHERE
STRATOSPHERE
TROPOSPHERE
8 miles (10km)
30 miles (50km)
50 miles (80km)
300 miles (500km)?
MESOPAUSE
STRATOPAUSE
TROPOPAUSE
NormalGradient
NormalGradient
ReverseGradient
ReverseGradient
Surface
Surface
INSOLATIONFull EMR Spectrum
Surface
INSOLATIONFull EMR Spectrum
Oxygen (O2)Nitrogen (N2)
Surface
INSOLATIONX-raysGamma rays
Intercepted by Oxygen andNitrogen
MostInterceptions(Energy)
FewestInterceptions(Energy)
Surface
INSOLATIONX-raysGamma rays
Intercepted by Oxygen andNitrogen
Most (WARM)Interceptions(Energy)
Fewest (COOL)Interceptions(Energy)
Surface
INSOLATIONX-raysGamma rays
Intercepted by Oxygen andNitrogen
WARM
COOL
REVERSEGRADIENT
Surface
INSOLATIONMinus X-rays and Gamma rays
WARM
COOL
REVERSEGRADIENT
Ozone (O3)
O2
O
O1.
1. EMR can slowly break-down all chemical bonds. Here is the stratosphere, oxygen molecules (O2) are broken down into individual oxygen atoms(O) by this process of photo-disassociation.
O2
O2
O
O
O
1.2.
2. Oxygen atoms (O) quickly bond themselves to other oxygen molecules (O2), forming ozone (O3)
1. EMR can slowly break-down all chemical bonds. Here is the stratosphere, oxygen molecules (O2) are broken down into individual oxygen atoms(O) by this process of photo-disassociation.
O3
O2
O2
O2
O3
O
O
O
O
1.2.
3. 3. Ozone molecules (O3)are large enough to intercept ultra-violet wavelengths. Releasing energy to stratosphere and breaking down ozone into an oxygen molecule (O2) and a free oxygen atom(O) .
2. Oxygen atoms (O) quickly bond themselves to other oxygen molecules (O2), forming ozone (O3)
1. EMR can slowly break-down all chemical bonds. Here is the stratosphere, oxygen molecules (O2) are broken down into individual oxygen atoms(O) by this process of photo-disassociation.
O2
O2
O2
O3
O
O
O
O
1.2.
3.4.
4. The freed oxygen atom (O) can then recombine with another free atom (O) to make an oxygen molecule (O2) , or with an oxygen molecule (O2) to make ozone(O3).
3. Ozone molecules (O3)are large enough to intercept ultra-violet wavelengths. Releasing energy to stratosphere and breaking down ozone into an oxygen molecule (O2) and a free oxygen atom(O) .
2. Oxygen atoms (O) quickly bond themselves to other oxygen molecules (O2), forming ozone (O3).
1. EMR can slowly break-down all chemical bonds. Here is the stratosphere, oxygen molecules (O2) are broken down into individual oxygen atoms(O) by this process of photo-disassociation.
Surface
INSOLATIONMinus X-rays and Gamma rays
WARM
COOL
REVERSEGRADIENT
Ultra-violet light collisions with ozones.
Most (WARM)Interceptions(Energy)
Fewest (COOL)Interceptions(Energy)
Surface
INSOLATIONMinus X-rays and Gamma rays
WARM
COOL
REVERSEGRADIENT
Ultra-violet light collisions with ozones.
WARM
COOL
REVERSEGRADIENT
THERMOSPHERE
MESOSPHERE
STRATOSPHERE
TROPOSPHERE
8 miles (10km)
30 miles (50km)
50 miles (80km)
300 miles (500km)?
MESOPAUSE
STRATOPAUSE
TROPOPAUSE
NormalGradient
NormalGradient
ReverseGradient
ReverseGradient
Temperature °C100-10-20-30-40-50-60-70-80-90
15
-70
THERMOSPHERE
MESOSPHERE
STRATOSPHERE
TROPOSPHERE
8 miles (10km)
30 miles (50km)
50 miles (80km)
300 miles (500km)?
MESOPAUSE
STRATOPAUSE
TROPOPAUSE
NormalGradient
NormalGradient
ReverseGradient
ReverseGradient
100-10-20-30-40-50-60-70-80-90
15
-70
0
Temperature °C
THERMOSPHERE
MESOSPHERE
STRATOSPHERE
TROPOSPHERE
8 miles (10km)
30 miles (50km)
50 miles (80km)
300 miles (500km)?
MESOPAUSE
STRATOPAUSE
TROPOPAUSE
NormalGradient
NormalGradient
ReverseGradient
ReverseGradient
100-10-20-30-40-50-60-70-80-90
15
-70
0
-90
Temperature °C
THERMOSPHERE
MESOSPHERE
STRATOSPHERE
TROPOSPHERE
8 miles (10km)
30 miles (50km)
50 miles (80km)
300 miles (500km)?
MESOPAUSE
STRATOPAUSE
TROPOPAUSE
NormalGradient
NormalGradient
ReverseGradient
ReverseGradient
100-10-20-30-40-50-60-70-80-90
15
-70
0
-90
1000?
Temperature °C
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