Find the difference in pressure between each atmosphere

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The discussion focuses on calculating the pressure difference between two atmospheric conditions: ISA +30C and ISA tropical Maximum, both with identical mean sea level conditions but differing tropopause altitudes. The tropopause is at 11 km for ISA +30C and 11.54 km for tropical maximum, leading to a temperature of -30C in the stratosphere for the latter. Participants express concerns about the lack of an ISA chart during exams and the non-uniform density lapse rate complicating calculations. It is suggested that knowing the temperature profile allows for integration of the barotropic equation to find pressure values. The conversation emphasizes the importance of understanding atmospheric profiles for accurate pressure calculations.
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There are two similar atmosphere ISA +30C and ISA tropical Maximum, they have identical:
Mean Sea level conditions, same basic shape of temperature profile and same lapse rate in troposphere. The difference is the altitude of the tropopause and hence a different temperature in the stratosphere if that temperature in the tropical maximum is -30C find the difference in pressure between the two conditions at an altitude of 16,000 m.

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So the tropopause is at an alitutde of 11km for ISA + 30C and 11.54km for tropical maximum after which the atmosphere is isothermal. So i can do the question now with resource of an ISA chart available where i can find the appropriate density for the altitude however we don't get an ISA chart in the exam and since the density lapse rate isn't a uniform one how would i know the value of the density to use or is there another method to find the pressure?
 
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If you know the temperature profile, then you have everything you need to integrate the barotropic equation
 
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