Modified Mastering Physics with Pearson eText -- Standalone Access Card -- for Conceptual Integrated Science

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Author: Hewitt, Paul, Suchocki, John, LYONS, Suzanne, Yeh, Jennifer

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Chapter 26, Problem 60TE

Sometimes the atmosphere’s temperature doesn’t decrease with altitude in a normal way. Instead, warmer air sits on top of colder air in a temperature inversion. What effect can this have on local air pollution?

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Modified Mastering Physics with Pearson eText -- Standalone Access Card -- for Conceptual Integrated Science

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