A video lecture titled, ‘The Hydrostatic Equation’ from the e-learning course, ‘Introduction to Atmospheric Science’ developed by C Balaji, IIT Madras, for National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL), India. This video lecture introduces the hydrostatic equation and explains in detail the concept of ‘virtual temperature’ and its importance in thermodynamics.
Students will learn about virtual temperature, impact of water vapour on virtual temperature, hydrostatic equation, impact of pressure on hydrostatic equation, and geo potential and its importance in thermodynamics.
A transcript of the lecture is also provided.
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| About Tool | |
| Tool Name | Lecture-11: The Hydrostatic Equation |
| Discipline | Physics, Earth Sciences |
| Topic(s) in Discipline | Atmospheric Sciences, Atmospheric Physics, Virtual Temperature, Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics, Hydrostatic Equation |
| Climate Topic | Climate and the Atmosphere, Climate and the Hydrosphere |
| Type of tool | Video (50 mins) |
| Grade Level | Undergraduate, Graduate |
| Location | Global |
| Language | English |
| Translation | – |
| Developed by | C Balaji, IIT Madras |
| Hosted at | NPTEL |
| Link | |
| Access | Online |
| Computer Skills | Basic |
