Re: Why is air cooler at higher elevations?

On Jul 31, 9:09 am, Sam Wormley <sworml...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Dan in Philly wrote:
I realize that the atmosphere gets less dense at higher elevations. But I
don't understand why the temperature also gets cooler.

With all the molecules bouncing against each other, it seems like the higher
temps. at lower elevations would transfer to the higher elevations.

Dan in Philly

At lower altitudes air is heated from the ground. Here's a typical
temperature profile.
http://weather.unisys.com/upper_air/skew/skew_KDVN.html
http://weather.unisys.com/upper_air/skew/skew_KOAX.html

OK. But the Earth is not flat. If I'm standing on the Earth at
altitude 1000m the air is colder than at altitude 0m. I am the same
distance from the ground (zero).

.

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