Velocity of sound in the gravitational atmosphere

An attempt is made to fit theoretically the observed variation of the density, pressure and sound velocity with the altitude in the earth's atmosphere. This is done in a kinetic model by taking a Maxwellian input and deducing a modified velocity distribution by a logical averaging procedure over the molecular motion. The resulting curve of the velocity of sound has the nice feature of exhibiting a first turning point at about 13 km.

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Year of publication:	1988
Authors:	Menon, V.J. ; Agrawal, D.C.
Published in:	Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications. - Elsevier, ISSN 0378-4371. - Vol. 148.1988, 3, p. 556-566
Publisher:	Elsevier

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Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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