Atmospheric layers

Thermosphere

Mesosphere

Troposphere

Stratosphere

75% of the air mass

100mb=0.1bar

Air movement : Vertical

Thickness 13km

99% of water vapour

First layer

Disturbed layer

Temperature = -60 degree Celsius

Weather changes (turbulences)

It organizes the Earth's temperature

Pressure =1mb

Air movement : Horizontal

0.001 bar

Thickness = 37 kilometres

Temperature=0⁰c Because it has ozone gas (O³)

Most layer pilots prefer to fly in

Ozone gas extends from 20km to 40km height above sea level so, it called the Ozonic atmospheric envelope

Second layer

Thicknes = 35 kilometres

The atmospheric pressure in this layer decreases as we go up,until it becomes 0.01mb at its top

Temperature : -90c

Importance : it protects the planet earth from celestial rocky masses (meteors) that enter the atmosphere

Third layer

Mesosphere layer is much vacuumed because it contains limited quantities of helium and hydrogen gases only

Mesosphere is the middle layer because meso means middle

Temperature: 1200 c

Hottest layer

Thickness:590 kilometers

Fourth layer

Ionosphere layer 🖊

Exosphere layer

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Thickness=700km

It is important in wireless communication because it reflects radio waves transmitted by radio stations and communication centres

Van Allen belts are two magnetic belts surrounding ionoshere

Van Allen belts