With the aid of a clearly labelled diagram that illustrates a cylindrical parcel of air in hydrostatic equilibrium within the troposphere, show that the hydrostatic equation can be expressed as dp =-gpdz where the symbols have their usual meanings.

With the aid of a clearly labelled diagram that illustrates a cylindrical parcel of air in hydrostatic equilibrium within the troposphere, show that the hydrostatic equation can be expressed as dp =-gpdz where the symbols have their usual meanings.

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With the aid of a clearly labelled diagram that illustrates a cylindrical parcel of air in hydrostatic
equilibrium within the troposphere, show that the hydrostatic equation can be expressed as
dp =-gpdz
where the symbols have their usual meanings.

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