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    Why does the temperature decrease again above stratopause in mesosphere?

    Question #77641. Asked by uclageographer. (Mar 22 07 3:40 AM)


    Arpeggionist

    		You mean increase. It's because the mesosphere is less dense, there's more room for molecules to move around, and they move faster (energized by the sun). Faster molecules means a higher temperature.

    Mar 22 07, 4:36 AM
    uclageographer

    		Nope, temperature actually decrease again above stratopause in mesosphere. I wonder why

    Mar 22 07, 6:01 AM
    What-A-Mess

    		Troposphere: (7-17 km)in the troposphere, on average, temperature decreases with height due to expansive cooling.

    Stratosphere: (17-50 km) temperature increasing with height.

    Mesosphere: (50-85 km) temperature decreasing with height.

    Thermosphere: (85-640+ km) temperature increasing with height.


    This is an incomplete listing of the layers but it does cover the question without an answer!

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth's_atmosphere

    Mar 22 07, 3:16 PM

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