- International Standard Atmosphere
The International Standard Atmosphere (ISA) is an atmospheric model of how the
pressure ,temperature ,density , andviscosity of theEarth's atmosphere change over a wide range ofaltitude s. It consists of tables of values at various altitudes, plus someformula s by which those values were derived. TheInternational Organization for Standardization (ISO), publishes the ISA as aninternational standard , ISO 2533:1975.International Organization for Standardization , " [http://www.iso.org/iso/en/CatalogueDetailPage.CatalogueDetail?CSNUMBER=7472&ICS1=49&ICS2=20&ICS3= Standard Atmosphere] ", ISO 2533:1975, 1975.] Otherstandards organization s, such as theInternational Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and theUnited States Government , publish extensions or subsets of the same atmospheric model under their own standards-making authority.Description
The ISA model divides the atmosphere into layers with linear temperature distributions.Gyatt, Graham (
2006-01-14 ): [http://www.atmosculator.com/The%20Standard%20Atmosphere.html "The Standard Atmosphere"] . A mathematical model of the 1976 U.S. Standard Atmosphere.] The other values are computed from basic physical constants and relationships. Thus the standard consists of a table of values at various altitudes, plus someformula s by which those values were derived. For example, at sea level the standard gives a pressure of 1013.25hPa and a temperature of 15 °C, and an initiallapse rate of −6.5 °C/km. The tabulation continues to 11 km where the pressure has fallen to 22.632 kPa and the temperature to −56.5 °C. Between 11 km and 20 km the temperature remains constant. Citation
last = Auld | first = D.J.
last2 = Srinivas | first2 = K.
title = Properties of the Atmosphere
year = 2008
url = http://www.aeromech.usyd.edu.au/aero/atmosphere/ | accessdate = 2008-03-13 ] Batchelor, G. K., "An Introduction to Fluid Dynamics", Cambridge Univ. Press, 1967.]In the above table, geopotential height is calculated from a mathematical model in which the acceleration due to gravity is assumed constant. Geometric height results from the (more accurate) assumption that gravity obeys an inverse square law.Fact|date=July 2008
Development of the ISA
The ISA model is based on average conditions at mid latitudes, as determined by ISO's TC 20/SC 6 technical committee. It has been revised from time to time since the middle of the 20th century.
Other standard atmospheres
The
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) published their "ICAO Standard Atmosphere" as Doc 7488-CD in 1993. It has the same model as the ISA, but extends the altitude coverage to 80 kilometres (262,500 feet).International Civil Aviation Organization , "Manual of the ICAO Standard Atmosphere (extended to 80 kilometres (262 500 feet))", Doc 7488-CD, Third Edition, 1993, ISBN 92-9194-004-6.]The
U.S. Standard Atmosphere is models that define values for atmospheric temperature, density, pressure and other properties over a wide range of altitudes. The first model, based on an existing international standard, was published in 1958 by the U.S. Committee on Extension to the Standard Atmosphere,U.S. Extension to the ICAO Standard Atmosphere, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1958] and was updated in 1962,U.S. Standard Atmosphere, 1962, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1962] 1966,U.S. Standard Atmosphere Supplements, 1966, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1966] and 1976. [http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19770009539_1977009539.pdf U.S. Standard Atmosphere] , 1976, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1976 (Linked file is 17 MB)] The U.S. Standard Atmosphere,ICAO Standard Atmosphere and WMO (World Meteorological Organization) standard atmospheres are the same as the ISO International Standard Atmosphere for altitudes up to 32 km.NASA , [http://modelweb.gsfc.nasa.gov/atmos/us_standard.html "U.S. Standard Atmosphere 1976"] ] cite journal
author = Tomasi, C.
coauthors = Vitake, V.; De Santis, L.V.
year = 1998
title = Relative optical mass functions for air, water vapour, ozone and nitrogen dioxide in atmospheric models presenting different latitudinal and seasonal conditions
journal = Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics
volume = 65
issue = 1
pages = 11–30
url = http://www.springerlink.com/index/Q4V134P888772M26.pdf
accessdate = 2007-12-31
quote = …the ISO (International Organisation for Standardisation) Standard Atmosphere, 1972. This model is identical to the present Standard Atmospheres of ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) and WMO (World Meteorological Organization) up to a height of 32 km
doi = 10.1007/BF01030266]NRLMSISE-00 is anempirical , global model of theEarth's atmosphere from ground to space. It models thetemperature s and densities of the atmosphere's components. A primary use of this model is to aid predictions ofsatellite orbital decay due toatmospheric drag .The
standard conditions for temperature and pressure are a model of gas temperature and pressure used inchemistry .References
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