From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!seismo!hao!hplabs!hplabsb!soreff
Newsgroups: net.physics
Title: Re: Explanation of pressure equation
Article-I.D.: hplabsb.1556
Posted: Fri Apr 15 10:56:33 1983
Received: Sun Apr 17 08:27:38 1983
References: ihuxr.392

Is the assumption of an isothermal compression really valid?  I was under the
impression that the temperature variation in the atmosphere was better
modeled with an *adiabatic* compression.  This gives a power law, rather than
an exponential law for pressure or density increase with depth.
	-Jeffrey Soreff (hplabs!soreff)