Does temperature increase with altitude through most of stratosphere & relationship between altitude & temperature in stratosphere & causes it to change?
Heat is produced in the process of the formation of Ozone and this heat is responsible for temperature increases from an average -60°F (-51°C) at tropopause to a maximum of about 5°F (-15°C) at the top of the stratosphere. This increase in temperature with height means warmer air is located above cooler air. Ozone, an unusual type of oxygen molecule that is relatively abundant in the stratosphere, heats this layer as it absorbs energy from incoming ultraviolet radiation from the Sun. Temperatures rise as one moves upward through the stratosphere.Temperature in the stratosphere rises with increasing altitude, because the ozone layer absorbs the greater part of the solar ultraviolet radiation. The ozone layer is an absorbing agent that protects life on Earth.
Temperature in the stratosphere rises with increasing altitude, because the ozone layer absorbs the greater part of the solar ultraviolet radiation. The ozone layer is an absorbing agent that protects life on Earth. In the troposphere, the temperature generally decreases with altitude. The reason is that the troposphere's gases absorb very little of the incoming solar radiation. Instead, the ground absorbs this radiation and then heats the tropospheric air by conduction and convection. The atmospheric pressure decreases when the temperature of a place increases. Temperature increases result in heat being emitted from the air. The warm air expands. Since the molecules in the warm air become lighter, there is less force exerted on them. Heat is produced in the process of the formation of Ozone and this heat is responsible for temperature increases from an average -60°F (-51°C) at tropopause to a maximum of about 5°F (-15°C) at the top of the stratosphere. The relationship between temperature and altitude in the stratosphere are as altitude increases, temperature increases. The density of gas particles in a section of Earth's atmosphere decreases. In the stratosphere, air is warmed as solar radiation is absorbed by ozone; therefore, higher regions of the stratosphere are warmer than lower regions.
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