Temperature is the average absolute temperature of the atmosphere. The higher the temperature the greater the column height and the lower the density. The temperature of an atmosphere tends to decrease with height in the convection zone, which can be defined as a zone where there are sometimes clouds. Above the convection zone, the temperature of an atmosphere will tend to rise, as molecules will absorb ultraviolet from the sun at their absorption wavelengths and slowly give off their energy colliding with other molecules in the atmosphere. Temperature is used to calculate the column height and the density of the atmosphere.

column height = 8314 J * K / kmol * temperature / molecular weight / gravity

density = molecular weight * pressure / 8314 J * K / kmol / temperature
 

This is used in atmospheric spacecraft, density, multi stage spacecraft, and spacecraft cost.
 
 

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