A question about atmosphere layers

[termina]

Hello there!

Layers of our atmosphere are said to be counted according to their temperature,
then why don't scientists include the places where temperature is stable with altitude (as shown in the picture) as distinct and additionnal atmospheric layers?Thank you

 

[JaredJames]

Those altitudes in the picture are only guidelines. It varies from the poles to the equator.

Have you not considered that those stable areas are actually the boundary markers, distinguishing between the levels?

 

[I like Serena]

Hello there!

Layers of our atmosphere are said to be counted according to their temperature,
then why don't scientists include the places where temperature is stable with altitude (as shown in the picture) as distinct and additionnal atmospheric layers?

Thank you

I believe that they do.
There called tropopause, stratopause and mesopause.
Although these are more separators between the layers.

I would assume this is because in the different layers different processes take place and the "pauses" only mark the area where one process shifts into another process, which looks like a stable area, but basically is only a transition from one layer to another.

 

[JaredJames]

I believe that they do.
There called tropopause, stratopause and mesopause.

Correct.