How is the temperature of the atmosphere measured

Subject: How is the temperature of the atmosphere measured

Date: Thu Jan 31 22:19:32 2002
Posted by don
Grade level: teacher/prof School: Mars Hill Bible School
City: Florence State/Province: Alabama Country: usa
Area of science: Earth Sciences
ID: 1012533572.Es

Message:


Since there is no air in space, and a thermometer would not register the 
temperature, how do scientists measure the temperature of the thermosphere, the 
mesosphere, and the exosphere ?

Re: How is the temperature of the atmosphere measured

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