- 8-14.5 km from MSL (acc. to NASA)
- height depends on temp of the area
- with increasing altitude ➡️ temp⬇️
- Albedo ➡️ energy reflected back by the ground
- Environmental Lapse Rate
Why temp drops with increasing altitude?
- Near the ground surface
- more particles to absorb energy
- Earth emitting long wavelength radiation
- At higher altitude
- less particles to absorb
- energy dissipation
Determining height of Troposphere
- theoretical