Discussion
Which form does the barometric formula take for a constant lapse rate?
Answer: B
With temperature falling linearly with height, integration gives pressure proportional to the temperature raised to the power \( g/(R\Gamma) \), where \( \Gamma \) is the lapse rate. For the standard value of 6.5 kelvin per kilometre that exponent is about 5.26. The exponential form applies only to the isothermal case, which is a good approximation in the lower stratosphere. A limit that survives making every external component ideal is an intrinsic one, and worth knowing for that reason.
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