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mountain atmosphere
are complicated by other changes in radiation, heat and moisture
balances compared with the
Figure 25.7
Plate tectonic setting of New Zealand.
Source: After Selby (1985).
Table 25.1 Variation of some standard properties of the
atmosphere with altitude
P (mb)
ρ
(kg m
−3
)
SWR (W m
−2
)
AH (gm
−3
)
ωρ
(mb)
Altitude (km)
T (°C)
0
1013
1·23
15·0
970
16·0
15·0
1
899
1·11
8·5
1050
10·9
11·0
2
795
1·06
2·0
1120
7·4
7·4
3
701
0·91
−4·5
1175
4·5
4·0
4
616
0·82 −11·0
1200
3·0
3·1
