Temperature inversion — Free Atmospheric Science Illustration

Atmospheric Science

Temperature inversion

A simplified 2D vertical atmospheric profile diagram showing a temperature inversion as stacked horizontal air layers: a cooler lower layer near the ground in blue or bluish-gray, capped by a warmer overlying layer in orange, red, or pale warm tones. The two layers are separated by a sharp, flat horizontal boundary line. Include a clear temperature-profile cue at the side, such as a short thermometer-like indicator or a line bending to the right with height through the inversion layer, to show temperature increasing upward across the boundary. The style is schematic and diagrammatic, emphasizing cold air trapped below warm air.

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