PDS: The Planetary Atmospheres NodeHydrostatic Equilibrium
P 
-g · 
· dz =
-g · n · <mw>/V
· dzIf the Ideal gas law holds (note: Rg = Runiv/<mw>), then
P = -P · (g · <mw>)/
(Runiv T) · dz = -P · dz/H(z),
where
H(z) = Rg(z) · T(z)/g(z)If the scale height is constant, then
