An atmospheric temperature inversion occurs when temperature rises with altitude, reversing the usual pattern in the troposphere.
A temperature inversion, also called an inversion, occurs when temperature rises with altitude within a layer of the atmosphere. It occurs mainly in the troposphere, where temperature usually falls as altitude increases.
When cold air lies near the ground and warm air sits above it, the two can form a relatively stable layer that inhibits vertical mixing. Particles and gases may then build up near the ground, and conditions may favor fog, haze, and smog. In the stratosphere, temperature rises with altitude as part of the atmosphere’s normal structure, mainly because ozone absorbs solar radiation. That fact alone does not imply a change in climate.
It is a condition in which temperature rises with altitude, rather than falling as it usually does in the troposphere.
The stable layer may inhibit vertical mixing and allow particles and gases to accumulate near the ground.
It may contribute to the formation of fog, haze, and smog, but it is not presented here as their sole cause.
No. In the troposphere, it usually falls with altitude, while in the stratosphere it rises mainly because ozone absorbs solar radiation.