atmospheric-physics

Layer 1 — Physics6 concepts in this subtree

Mechanics, thermodynamics, and radiative transfer of planetary atmospheres, with primary reference to Earth's troposphere and stratosphere. Hydrostatic balance — for a thin, stably-stratified atmosphere in local thermodynamic equilibrium,…

Barometric formula: p(z) = p₀·exp(−z/H), H = k_B T/(m g)
Dry adiabatic lapse rate Γ_d = g/c_p ≈ 9.8 K/km
Potential temperature θ = T·(p₀/p)^(R/c_p) (adiabatic invariant)
At z = H: p(H)/p₀ = e⁻¹ exactly
Γ_d rational: 196133/20100000 K/m (g=9.80665, c_p=1005)
Adiabat: θ/T − (p₀/p)^κ ≡ 0 symbolically
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