Surface temperature to Atmospheric temp.

[droseph]

Homework Statement

The surface temperature of a city is 20 degrees celsius. What is the temperature at 2 km above the surface if the temperature decreases at "half the average rate" of the troposphere? Show your calculations.

Homework Equations

None really, it may be just simple math.

The Attempt at a Solution

rate = 20 degrees / 2 km = 10 degrees loss / km and it says half of that so it would be 5 degrees loss per km. My answer would be 10 degrees celsius @ 2 kms.

I don't know if that's right? Thanks for helping

 

[alphysicist]

Hi droseph,

Homework Statement

The surface temperature of a city is 20 degrees celsius. What is the temperature at 2 km above the surface if the temperature decreases at "half the average rate" of the troposphere? Show your calculations.

Homework Equations

None really, it may be just simple math.

The Attempt at a Solution

rate = 20 degrees / 2 km = 10 degrees loss / km and it says half of that so it would be 5 degrees loss per km. My answer would be 10 degrees celsius @ 2 kms.

I don't know if that's right? Thanks for helping

If that rate for the troposphere (10 degrees/km) is what you should be using, then the rest looks right to me.