isothermal atmosphere

isothermal atmosphere

[¦ī·sə¦thər·məl ′at·mə‚sfir]
(meteorology)
An atmosphere in hydrostatic equilibrium, in which the temperature is constant with height and the pressure decreases exponentially upward. Also known as exponential atmosphere.

isothermal atmosphere

A standard atmosphere in which the air is assumed to be dry and to have the same standard temperature of 10°C.
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Indeed, Tristan Guillot (Nice Observatory, France) speculates that the featureless spectra might instead point to a mostly isothermal atmosphere, one showing almost no temperature variation with altitude, at least at the levels probed by the Spitzer spectrograph.
Exoplanet atmospheres: dry, dusty? Pushing the limits of the Spitzer Space Telescope, two teams find hints about "hot Jupiters."

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