Height (Meters) -5000 -4500 -4000 -3500 -3000 -2500 -2000 -1500 -1000 -500 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 4500 5000 |
Temperature (Kelvin) 320.68 317.42 314.17 310.91 307.66 304.41 301.15 297.90 294.65 291.40 288.15 284.90 281.65 278.40 275.15 271.91 268.66 265.41 262.17 258.92 255.68 |
Speed of Sound (Meters Per Second) 359.0 357.2 355.3 353.5 351.6 349.8 347.9 346.0 344.1 342.2 340.3 338.4 336.4 334.5 332.5 330.6 328.6 326.6 324.6 322.6 320.6 |
Gravity (Meters Per Second) 9.822 9.830 9.819 9.818 9.816 9.814 9.813 9.811 9.810 9.808 9.807 9.805 9.804 9.802 9.801 9.799 9.797 9.796 9.794 9.793 9.791 |
Atmosphere |
This chart lists the Earth's atmosphere's temperature, speed of sound, and gravity by elevation. They are based from slightly below sea level to 1,000 kilometers at latitude 45 degrees North. |
Meteorology ---------------- Composition |
The weight of the Earth's atmosphere is 5,700 trillion tons. |