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Troposphere: Submitted By: Anarold Joy S5 B Roll - No 8

The troposphere is the lowest layer of Earth's atmosphere, containing 75% of its mass. It contains 99% of the total mass of water vapor and aerosols. Most weather phenomena occur in the troposphere, whose temperature decreases with increasing altitude from the surface up to the tropopause, which marks the boundary with the stratosphere above.

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Troposphere: Submitted By: Anarold Joy S5 B Roll - No 8

The troposphere is the lowest layer of Earth's atmosphere, containing 75% of its mass. It contains 99% of the total mass of water vapor and aerosols. Most weather phenomena occur in the troposphere, whose temperature decreases with increasing altitude from the surface up to the tropopause, which marks the boundary with the stratosphere above.

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TROPOSPHERE

SUBMITTED BY:
ANAROLD JOY
S5 B ROLL.NO 8
FACTS
• LOWEST LAYER OF EARTH’S ATMOSPHERE.
• CONTAINS 75% OF ATMOSPHERIC MASS.
• CONTAINS 99% OF THE TOTAL MASS OF WATER VAPOUR AND
AEROSOLS.
• THE LOWEST PART OF THE TROPOSPHERE WHERE FRICTION
WITH THE EARTH’S SURFACE INFLUENCES AIR FLOW IS THE
PLANETARY BOUNDARY LAYER.
• THIS LAYER IS A FEW HUNDREAD METRES TO 2 KM.
• ATOP THE TROPOSPHERE IS THE TROPOPAUSE WHICH IS THE
BORDER BETWEEN THE TROPOSPHERE AND THE
STRATOSPHERE.
• MOST OF THE PHENOMENA ASSOCIATED WITH DAY-TO-DAY
WEATHER OCCUR IN THE TROPOSPHERE.
• COMPOSITION:[NITROGEN-78.08%] [OXYGEN-20.95%]
[ARGON-0.04%] [CARBON-0.04%].
• SOURCE OF WATERVAPOUR IS THROUGH EVAPORATION.
• TEMPERATURE DECREASES WITH INCREASE IN ALTITUDE.
• VAPOUR PRESSURE DECREASES AS TEMPERATURE
DECREASES.
• WATER CONTENT DECREASES ON INCREASE IN ALTITUDE.
• PRESSURE IS MAXIMUM AT SEA LEVEL.
• THE RATE AT WHICH TEMPERATURE DECREASES IN
TROPOSPHERE IS KNOWN AS ENVIRONMENTAL LAPSE RATE.
• THE FLOW IS COMMONLY FROM WEST TO EAST DIRECTION.
LAYERS OF ATMOSPHERE

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