Atmospheric pressure and density decrease quasi-exponentially with increasing altitude in accordance with the barometric law. Figure 3.1 presents an idealized vertical temperature profile of the atmosphere and the nomenclature adopted by international convention to identify different altitude regimes, which are distinguished by the prevailing sign of the temperature gradient.
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Warneck, P., & Williams, J. (2012). Structure of the Atmosphere. In The Atmospheric Chemist’s Companion (pp. 49–67). Springer Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2275-0_3
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