What Is Troposphere?
The lowest layer of the atmosphere, where we live and nearly all weather happens. It gets colder as you go up. In technical terms: The lowest atmospheric layer, from the surface to the tropopause, containing about 75-80% of the atmosphere's mass and nearly all its water vapor, with an average lapse rate of about 6.5 °C/km.
Troposphere In Plain English
The lowest layer of the atmosphere, where we live and nearly all weather happens. It gets colder as you go up.
The Technical Definition
The lowest atmospheric layer, from the surface to the tropopause, containing about 75-80% of the atmosphere's mass and nearly all its water vapor, with an average lapse rate of about 6.5 °C/km.
Lessons That Use Troposphere
- What Air Is And How The Atmosphere Is Layered Unit 1: The Atmosphere
- The Ten Cloud Types Unit 5: Clouds And Precipitation
- Visible And Infrared Satellite Imagery Unit 13: Weather Satellites
- Water Vapor Imagery And The Upper Air Unit 13: Weather Satellites
