Another type of inversion called a radiative thermal inversion is much more frequent but less troublesome On a clear night, the earth's surface radiates thermal energy into space, thus cooling both the surface and the air near the surface After a night of cooling the air near the surface will be cooler the next morning than the air above it. and a thermal inversion will result As the morning progressed, the sun will warm the surface of the ground and the lower atmosphere, and the thermal inversion will Because of radiative cooling during the night the air near the disappear by mid-afternoon ground surface is cooler than the Such radiative inversion are almost a daily air above occurrence in Denver and similarly situated citiesAnother type of inversion called a radiative thermal inversion is much more frequent but less troublesome. On a clear night, the earth’s surface radiates thermal energy into space, thus cooling both the surface and the air near the surface. After a night of cooling, the air near the surface will be cooler the next morning than the air above it, and a thermal inversion will result. As the morning progressed, the sun will warm the surface of the ground and the lower atmosphere, and the thermal inversion will disappear by mid-afternoon. Such radiative inversion are almost a daily occurrence in Denver and similarly situated cities. Because of radiative cooling during the night, the air near the ground surface is cooler than the air above it