Consider the following statements about the causes of ground surface temperature inversion:<br>1. Ground surface inversion is also termed as radiation inversion.<br>2. The existence of negative lapse rate results in surface inversion.<br>Which of the statements given above is/are <strong>CORRECT</strong>?
- A. 1 only
- B. 2 only
- C. Both 1 and 2 ✓
- D. Neither 1 nor 2
Correct Answer: C. Both 1 and 2
Explanation
Both statements are correct. Ground surface inversion usually occurs due to rapid radiational cooling of the earth's surface at night (radiation inversion). It involves a negative lapse rate, where temperature increases with altitude near the surface instead of decreasing.
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