An inversion represents an extremely stable atmosphere because a parcel of air that rises into an inversion will eventually become ________ and ________ dense than the air surrounding it.
A) warmer, more B) colder, more C) warmer, less D) colder, less
Question 2
While ascending through the atmosphere, you record temperature with a standard thermometer and find that the temperature has risen from -48C (-54F) to -18C (-0.4F) over the last 10 km (6.2 miles).
Which of the following regions of the atmosphere are you most likely in?
A) troposphere B) stratosphere C) thermosphere D) mesosphere
The Structure of the Atmosphere
Solar EM Radiation Penetration into Earth's Atmosphere
Horizontal Pressure Gradients in the Upper Atmosphere
Extremely Stable Air: Inversions
Heating of the atmosphere
The effects of a single crossover in a paracentric inversion heterozygote