Temperature inversion most frequently occurs in:
Lower Troposphere
Upper Troposphere
Lower Stratosphere
Upper Stratosphere
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UPSC Geoscientist – 2021
Temperature inversion occurs when the temperature increases with increasing height in a layer of the atmosphere, which is the reverse of the normal decrease in temperature with height in the troposphere (lapse rate). Inversions most frequently occur near the Earth’s surface (surface inversions) or at relatively low altitudes, typically within the lower troposphere. These inversions can be caused by radiative cooling of the surface at night, the advection of warm air over a cold surface, or the subsidence of air.