The little blue dots represent gas density/moles of gas. Ah, moles of gas. Mass. Molecular mass. Mass has characteristics, can absorb energy and convert it into motion. My, my. Hm. Why does a teapot's whistle blow? Because moles of gas/water vapor is turned into a high energy source of heat by the application of heat. Radiant transfer of energy. Would radiant transfer of energy/heat be possible without mass/molecular mass/gas denisty ? No. What does that tell you about the heat at high altitudes based on the princples of The Ideal Gas Law?
0 Altitude in Feet
29.92 Pressure in Hg
59.00 Temperature in Fahrenheit
1,000 A
28.86 P
55.40 T
2,000 A
27.82 P
51.90 T
3,000 A
26.82 P
48.30 T
4,000 A
25.84 P
44.70 T
5,000 A
24.89 P
41.20 T
6,000 A
23.98 P
37.60 T
7,000 A
23.09 P
34.00 T
8,000 A
22.22 P
30.50 T
Height Above Sea Level - vs - Vacuum Pressure (click on)
Above is a chart of the Earth's atmosphere whereby there is comparison of pressure, temperature and volume/air density. Thought folks might want to conceptualize this better.
Below is a study done of air pressure on Mount Everest to understand the impact on human physiology:
BAROMETRIC PRESSURES ON THE SOUTH COL OF EVEREST (ALTITUDE 7,986 M) OBTAINED IN THE SUMMER OF 1998 (click on)
The measured pressures were:
The mean and SD pressures for May, June, July, and August, respectively, were as follows: 11.17 ± 0.10, 11.24 ± 0.05, 11.27 ± 0.04, and 11.30 ± 0.03 in. Hg.
This is not to say 'the radiant heat of infrared' at sea level of Earth doesn't change as altitude increases, it simply is to say that is NOT the only reason for snow at higher elevations and certainly not an indicator as to the presence or absence of Human Induced Global Warming. It is extremely complicated and ABSOLUTELY not explainable by the sun's activity.
