What is the average lapse rate in the troposphere?

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What is the average lapse rate in the troposphere?

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The lapse rate is the rate of change in temperature vertically as we move from ground to upwards

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The average lapse rate is 6.5°C in the troposphere, which means that there is a decrease of 6.5 degrees per Km as we move upwards.

This happens because most of the solar radiation is observed by the ground, and the outgoing short wave radiation cools down as it moves vertical, the effect of geothermal energy is high at the ground and it starts falling as it moves away from the ground.

These are the factors due to which there is a decrease of temperature in the troposphere with the increasing height.

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