Answer to Question #168890 in Physical geography for Nunya Anaglo

Question

With the aid of a diagram, describe the vertical structure of the atmosphere based on temperature change.

Answer 1

A good diagram can be found on the website of the university of Lagos:

As we follow the red line, we see that to the height of 10 km the temperature drops to around negative 60°C, which outlines the beginning of the stratosphere. Then the temperature does not change the next 10 km. As we go higher from 20 to around 50 km above the ground, the temperature increases from -60 to 0°C. From roughly 50 to 90 km, in the mesosphere, the temperature decreases to almost -100°C, increasing in the thermosphere.

Note: despite the fact that it is stated the temperature is +60°C at the altitude of 110 km, you would feel very cold there: the pressure is so low that there are not enough molecules of air for toy to feel the +60°С.

Reference: http://unilaggeography2012.blogspot.com/p/gry-101-introduction-to-physical.html