[--MAIN HOME--] [--ALL HABYHINTS--] [--FACEBOOK PAGE--] THE LEVEL IN THE TROPOSPHERE WITH THE GREATEST HEIGHT FALLS METEOROLOGIST JEFF HABY Imagine taking a 1 foot tall column of clay and compressing it to a 9 inch column of clay. Originally, half the distance from the top to the bottom of the clay was 6 inches. After compression, half the distance becomes 4.5 inches. Therefore, the height fall was 1.5 inches at one half the height. Now how about a third of the way up the column? Originally, a third of the way up the column is 4 inches. After compression, a third of the way up the column becomes 3 inches. Therefore, the height fall was 1 inch at the one-third height. At the top of the column, the height fell a full 3 inches. This same process occurs in the atmosphere. Height rises or height falls will magnify themselves with height. When a strong low pressure trough approaches, the greatest height falls will be in the upper troposphere.