Study of Atmospheric Temperature at Different Altitudes using Muon Angular Distribution at Sea Level

A new method of continuous monitoring of changes of vertical temperature profile at altitudes from ground level up to stratosphere by the means of muon intensity measurements in a wide range of zenith angles was been developed and tested. Comparison of continuous sequences of derived values of temperature variations (for 2 hour intervals) with direct weather-balloon measurements (performed every 12 hours) demonstrates a good agreement at 9 levels of altitude ranging from 900 to 100 mb (with 100 mb step).