Consider an isothermal atmosphere at rest. (a) Using hydrostatic balance, show that pressure p and potential temperature are respectively given by and 0 = 0e²/Hs where the isothermal and isentropic scale heights are given by H = RT。/g and H₂ = CpTo/g and To is the temperature. How is o related to po and To? (b) Show that the Brunt-Vaisala frequency squared N² = g/H、 for an isothermal atmosphere. (c) Calculate H, H, and N for To = 250K. e-²/ H P = Poe

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Consider an isothermal atmosphere at rest.
(a) Using hydrostatic balance, show that pressure p and potential temperature
are respectively given by
P = Poe
and 0 = 0²/Hs
RTo/g and
where the isothermal and isentropic scale heights are given by H =
cpTo/g and To is the temperature. How is o related to po and To?
(b) Show that the Brunt-Vaisala frequency squared N² = g/H、 for an isothermal
H₂
atmosphere.
=
-z/H
(c) Calculate H, H, and N for To
=
250K.
Transcribed Image Text:Consider an isothermal atmosphere at rest. (a) Using hydrostatic balance, show that pressure p and potential temperature are respectively given by P = Poe and 0 = 0²/Hs RTo/g and where the isothermal and isentropic scale heights are given by H = cpTo/g and To is the temperature. How is o related to po and To? (b) Show that the Brunt-Vaisala frequency squared N² = g/H、 for an isothermal H₂ atmosphere. = -z/H (c) Calculate H, H, and N for To = 250K.
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