Static atmospheric model

Imagine that you are standing on the ground and you want to go up in the air. As you go up, the air becomes thinner and colder. This is because the air pressure decreases the higher you go.

Now, scientists have come up with a way to describe how the air pressure and temperature changes as you go up in the atmosphere. This is called the static atmospheric model.

Think of it like a big tower with different floors. Each floor represents a different altitude in the atmosphere. At the bottom floor (or near the ground), the air is denser and the pressure is higher. As you go up to higher floors, the air becomes less dense and the pressure decreases.

On each floor, there is also a different temperature. This is because the air at higher altitudes has less pressure, so it can't hold onto as much heat as the air near the ground.

Scientists use this model to help calculate things like air flow and weather patterns. It helps them understand how the atmosphere works and how it affects us.