5.7. For the "standard atmosphere" shown in Fig. 5.5, perform the following calculations= (a) Derive the pressure-height relation for the troposphere. (b) Calculate the pressure at the...

Extracted text: 5.7. For the "standard atmosphere" shown in Fig. 5.5, perform the following calculations= (a) Derive the pressure-height relation for the troposphere. (b) Calculate the pressure at the troposphere-stratosphere boundary. (c) Derive the pressure-height relation for the stratosphere.


Extracted text: 65 617 ft 20 000 m 36 O89 fi I1 000 m "Standard" atmosphere Adiabatic atmosphere -92.5°C -56.5°C 15°C -134.6°F -69.7°F 59°F Temperature FIGURE 5.5 Comparison of the temperature-elevation relations in the adiabatic atmosphere and the standard atmosphere. This plot shows only the two lowest sections of the Standard Atmosphere, containing 95% of the atmosphere's mass, In the four more sections above these two the interaction of sunlight with individual molecules produces Height above sca level, z Troposphere Stratosphere