While the surface concentrations of these two gases have received much study, less is known about their distribution in the middle and upper troposphere.
Mount Everest rises up into the upper troposphere.
The upper troposphere is colder in zones and warmer in belts.
The currently accepted value is 0.152 0.033 in the upper troposphere, which corresponds to a mass fraction 0.262 0.048.
They are characterised by temperatures about 30-40 K lower than in the upper troposphere at nearby latitudes.
Winds at the surface are a few metres per second, reaching 70 m/s or more in the upper troposphere.
Rossby waves are strong winds in the upper troposphere.
Water vapor feedback in the tropical upper troposphere: Model results and observations.
Low and high pressures on earth's surface are balanced by opposite relative pressures in the upper troposphere.
During the winter storm reconnaissance, air chemistry measurements are also taken from the upper troposphere.