A Standard Atmosphere for the Tropics (m.s.l. to 20 km)

Authors

  • P. R. PISHAROTY

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54302/mausam.v10i3.4058

Keywords:

Geopotential, ICAO, ICAO (SATU)

Abstract

The mean geopotential heights and temperatures of the standard isobaric surfaces over the Asian, the Carribean and the Southwest Pacific areas are examined. The examination reveals-(i) that sufficient uniformity prevails over these regions to justify the drawing up of specifications for a Standard Atmosphere for the Tropics, and (ii) that the condition over the tropics are sufficiently different from the ICAN, ICAO and NACA Standard Atmospheres to warrant the drawing up of a separate set of specifications.

 

Specifications for a Standard Atmosphere for Asian Tropics (SAAT) and slightly different specifications for a Standard Atmosphere for tropics for Universal use (SATU) are presented in the paper. Two computed tables, one showing the distribution of pressure and temperature with height, and the other show in the heights and temperature of standard isobaric surfaces, for both the proposed standard atmospheres are presented.

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Published

01-07-1959

How to Cite

[1]
P. R. . PISHAROTY, “A Standard Atmosphere for the Tropics (m.s.l. to 20 km)”, MAUSAM, vol. 10, no. 3, pp. 243–254, Jul. 1959.

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 3 (1959): MAUSAM

Section

Research Papers

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