Equilibria in the Troposphere

Details Equilibria in the Troposphere Equilibria in the Troposphere

2008-10-19

arxiv.org/abs/0810.3375v1

Physics Teaching and Learning, GIREP Book of Selected Papers, Forum Editrice Universitaria Udinese srl, 2005, pp. 39-48

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Classical Physics

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We show that various types of equilibrium play an important part in the behaviour of the troposphere. In analogy to the electro-chemical potential (well-known in solid-state physics and electro-chemistry) a gravito-chemical potential and a gravito-thermo-chemical potential, as well as the corresponding equilibria are introduced. We shall show that (a) the isothermal atmosphere is characterized by a constant gravito-chemical potential; (b) the well-mixed or adiabatic atmosphere is characterized by a constant gravito-thermo-chemical potential. Thus, a linear decrease of the temperature with the vertical coordinate corresponds to a state of equilibrium.

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