The document summarizes the composition and structure of the atmosphere. It is composed of several layers:
1) The troposphere, closest to Earth's surface and containing 75% of the atmosphere's mass. Temperature decreases with altitude.
2) The stratosphere above the troposphere, containing the ozone layer which absorbs UV radiation. Temperature increases with altitude here.
3) The mesosphere where temperature decreases with altitude again.
4) The thermosphere, growing very hot due to solar activity.
5) The exosphere, the uppermost layer where molecules can escape into space.
The earth is the only known planet, on which life exists. The present condition and properties of earth’s atmosphere are one of the main reasons for earth to support life. The atmosphere is the blanket of gases or vapours that surrounds the earth, and held together by the force of gravity.
deals with temperature, density, pressure, winds and humidity parameters of the atmosphere; Prssure gradient force, coriolis force, gravity force and friction force and winds and currents, ; pressure lows and highs, atmospheric circulation, winds.
Earth's energy budget refers to the tracking of how much energy is flowing into and out of the Earth's climate, where the energy is going, and if the energy coming in balances with the energy going out. The Earth receives energy from the Sun, and it also reflects and radiates energy back into space. All of the energy that warms the atmosphere, oceans and land must be radiated back into space in order to maintain our current climate. If the amount of energy radiating back into space is decreased by even a very small amount, it can lead to warming. It is believed that increasing levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has a 'greenhouse effect' of reducing the amount of energy radiated into space.
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The greenhouse effect is a process by which thermal radiation from a planetary surface is absorbed by atmospheric greenhouse gases, and is re-radiated in all directions.
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3. Composition of Atmosphere
• The atmosphere is composed of gases, water
vapour and dust particles. Table 8.1 shows
details of various gases in the air, particularly in
the lower atmosphere. The proportion of gases
changes in the higher layers of the atmosphere
in such a way that oxygen will be almost in
negligible quantity at the height of 120 km.
Similarly, carbon dioxide and water vapour are
found only up to 90 km from the surface of the
earth.
4. Composition of Atmosphere
Permanent Gases of the Atmosphere
Constituent % by Volume
• Nitrogen (N2) 78.08
• Oxygen (O2) 20.95
• Argon (Ar) 0.93
• Carbon dioxide (CO2) 0.0325
• Neon (Ne) 0.002
6. Gases
• Carbon dioxide is meteorologically a very important gas
as it is transparent to the incoming solar radiation but
opaque to the outgoing terrestrial radiation. It absorbs a
part of terrestrial radiation and reflects back some part of
it towards the earth’s surface. It is largely responsible for
the green house effect. The volume of other gases is
constant but the volume of carbon dioxide has been
rising in the past few decades mainly because of the
burning of fossil fuels. This has also increased the
temperature of the air. Ozone is another important
component of the atmosphere found between 10 and 50
km above the earth’s surface and acts as a filter and
absorbs the ultra-violet rays radiating from the sun and
prevents them from reaching the surface of the earth.
7. Water Vapour
• Water vapour is also a variable gas in the
atmosphere, which decreases with altitude. In the
warm and wet tropics, it may account for four per
cent of the air by volume, while in the dry and cold
areas of desert and polar regions, it may be less
than one per cent of the air. Water vapour also
decreases from the equator towards the poles. It
also absorbs parts of the insolation from the sun
and preserves the earth’s radiated heat. It thus,
acts like a blanket allowing the earth neither to
become too cold nor too hot. Water vapour also
contributes to the stability and instability in the air.
8. Dust Particles
• Atmosphere has a sufficient capacity to keep small
solid particles, which may originate from different
sources and include sea salts, fine soil, smoke-
soot, ash, pollen, dust and disintegrated particles of
meteors. Dust particles are generally concentrated
in the lower layers of the atmosphere; yet,
convectional air currents may transport them to
great heights. The higher concentration of dust
particles is found in subtropical and temperate
regions due to dry winds in comparison to
equatorial and polar regions. Dust and salt particles
act as hygroscopic nuclei around which water
vapour condenses to produce clouds.
11. • TROPOSPHERE
This is the layer of the atmosphere closest to
the Earth's surface, extending up to about 10-15 km above the
Earth's surface. It contains 75% of the atmosphere's mass. The
troposphere is wider at the equator than at the poles.
Temperature and pressure drops as you go higher up the
troposphere.
The Tropopause: At the very top of the troposphere is the
tropopause where the temperature reaches a (stable) minimum.
Some scientists call the tropopause a "cold trap" because this
is a point where rising water vapor cannot go higher because it
changes into ice and is trapped. If there is no cold trap, Earth
would loose all its water!
The uneven heating of the regions of the troposphere by
the Sun causes convection currents and winds. Warm air from
Earth's surface rises and cold air above it rushes in to replace it
12. Tropopause
• The zone separating the tropsophere from
stratosphere is known as the tropopause.
The air temperature at the tropopause is
about minus 800C over the equator and
about minus 45o C over the poles. The
temperature here is nearly constant, and
hence, it is called the tropopause.
14. • STRATOSPHERE
This layer lies directly above the troposphere and is
about 35 km deep. It extends from about 15 to 50 km
above the Earth's surface. The lower portion of the
stratosphere has a nearly constant temperature with
height but in the upper portion the temperature increases
with altitude because of absorption of sunlight by ozone.
This temperature increase with altitude is the opposite of
the situation in the troposphere.
• The Ozone Layer
The stratosphere contains a thin layer of ozone
which absorbs most of the harmful ultraviolet radiation
from the Sun. The ozone layer is being depleted, and
is getting thinner over Europe, Asia, North American
and Antarctica --- "holes" are appearing in the ozone
layer.
16. Statopause
• The stratopause (formerly Mesopeak) is
the level of the atmosphere which is the
boundary between two layers: the
stratosphere and the mesosphere. In the
stratosphere the temperature increases
with altitude, and the stratopause is the
region where a maximum in the
temperature occurs.
18. • Mesosphere
The mesosphere lies above the
stratosphere, which extends up to a height of
80 km. In this layer, once again, temperature
starts decreasing with the increase in
altitude and reaches up to minus 100° C at
the height of 80 km.
20. • THERMOSPHERE
The thermosphere extends from 80 km
above the Earth's surface. The
thermosphere is the fourth layer of the
Earth's atmosphere. It is found above the
mesosphere. The air is really thin that
high up. The temperature changes with
the solar activity. If the sun is active,
temperatures in the thermosphere can
get up to 1,500°C or higher!
21. Inosphere
• The ionosphere is located between 80 and
400 km above the mesopause. It contains
electrically charged particles known as
ions, and hence, it is known as
ionosphere. Radio waves transmitted from
the earth are reflected back to the earth by
this layer. Temperature here starts
increasing with height.
23. • The Exosphere
The exosphere is the uppermost layer
of Earth's atmosphere. In the exosphere,
an upward travelling molecule moving fast
enough to attain escape velocity can
escape to space with a low chance of
collisions; if it is moving below escape
velocity it will be prevented from escaping
from the celestial body by gravity. In either
case, such a molecule is unlikely to collide
with another molecule due to the
exosphere's low density.
24. Elements of Weather and
Climate
• The main elements of atmosphere which
are subject to change and which influence
human life on earth are temperature,
pressure, winds, humidity, clouds and
precipitation.