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| Domain | Definition |
Aerospace | 1. A hypothetical atmosphere in which the density is constant with height. The lapse rate of temperature in such an atmosphere is known as the autoconvective lapse rate and is equal to g/R (or approximately 3.4 degrees C per 100 meters) where g is the acceleration of gravity and R is the gas constant for air. A homogeneous atmosphere has a finite total thickness which is given by RdTv/g, where Rd is the gas constant for dry air and Tv is the virtual temperature (degrees K) at the surface. For a surface temperature of 273 degrees K, the vertical extent of the homogeneous atmosphere on the earth is approximately 8000 meters. At the top of such an atmosphere both the pressure and absolute temperature vanish. 2. With respect to radio propagation, an atmosphere which has a constant index of refraction, or one in which radio waves travel in straight lines at constant speed. Free space is the ideal homogeneous atmosphere in this sense.3. Same as adiabatic atmosphere. See barotrophy. (references) |
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Crosswords: HOMOGENEOUS ATMOSPHERE |
| Specialty definitions using "HOMOGENEOUS ATMOSPHERE": free space ♦ model atmosphere ♦ optical slant range. (references) |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)48 4F 4D 4F 47 45 4E 45 4F 55 53 41 54 4D 4F 53 50 48 45 52 45 |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001000 01001111 01001101 01001111 01000111 01000101 01001110 01000101 01001111 01010101 01010011 00100000 01000001 01010100 01001101 01001111 01010011 01010000 01001000 01000101 01010010 01000101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)H O M O G E N E O U S   A T M O S P H E R E |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0048 004F 004D 004F 0047 0045 004E 0045 004F 0055 0053 0041 0054 004D 004F 0053 0050 0048 0045 0052 0045 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)4249474941394839495553235544749535042395239 |
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