beasly
Well-Known Member
Hi all,
Something has been bugging me about lapse rate.
I read that outside the atmosphere--in space--if you are in the sunshine, it is hot--damn hot--almost as hot as O-Town in the summertime.
If you are on the ground in the summer in 0-Town it is hot.
Now, here is what gets me, when you climb, things get cooler.
Where does it start getting hot again? above the Tropopause?
Is there a 'reverse lapse rate'?
Another thing that gets me about Lapse Rate is the standard 2 degrees F/Thousand Ft. Which is linear--which doesn't sound right.
Anybody else think about this stuff?
Cordially,
b.
Something has been bugging me about lapse rate.
I read that outside the atmosphere--in space--if you are in the sunshine, it is hot--damn hot--almost as hot as O-Town in the summertime.
If you are on the ground in the summer in 0-Town it is hot.
Now, here is what gets me, when you climb, things get cooler.
Where does it start getting hot again? above the Tropopause?
Is there a 'reverse lapse rate'?
Another thing that gets me about Lapse Rate is the standard 2 degrees F/Thousand Ft. Which is linear--which doesn't sound right.
Anybody else think about this stuff?
Cordially,
b.