Current mean temperature in the tropics near sea level (1000 hpa) is 25 degrees

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Current mean temperature in the tropics near sea level (1000 hpa) is 25 degrees celcius. Because of anthropogenic climate change, the mean temperature at 1000 hpa is projected to increase by about 3 degrees celcius by the end of the century. In tropics, the temperature lapse rate throughout the troposphere is usually close to moist adiabatic. Assuming that it is indeed the same, and using the skew t chart, estimate by how much would the temperature at the top of the troposphere (200 hpa) change.Use words to describe step by step process

Explanation / Answer

f the temperature at the tropics is 250 C and the temperature increase is about 30 C then at the end of the century the temperature would be 28oC at the mean sea level.. since the moist adiabatic rate is 5.5oC Per 1000 metersand the height of the troposphere is 17km in the tropics. thereby the temperature declining at ate moist adiabatic rate will be -65.5oC.

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