In convective equilibrium prove the following result

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Question: In convective equilibrium show that pressure $p$ at any height $z$ above the earth's surface is
$$p=p_0\left[ 1-\dfrac{\gamma-1}{\gamma}\left(\dfrac{1}{\rho_0^{\gamma-1}}\right)\dfrac{gz}{k}\right]^{\frac{\gamma}{\gamma-1}}$$

My approach: Suppose the gravity $g$ is constant. Then the pressure equation becomes
\begin{equation} dp=-\rho g\, dz \tag{1} \end{equation}
In adiabatic condition, \begin{equation} p=k \rho^{\gamma}\tag{2} \end{equation} This implies \begin{equation} dp=k\gamma \rho^{\gamma-1}\, d\rho\tag{3} \end{equation} From (1) and (3), \begin{equation} k\gamma \rho^{\gamma-1}d\rho=-\rho g \,dz \end{equation} Integrating and simplifying, $\dfrac{p}{\rho}\left(\dfrac{\gamma}{\gamma-1}\right)=C-gz$, $c=$ constant of integration.
From $p=\rho RT$,
\begin{equation} RT\left(\dfrac{\gamma}{\gamma-1}\right)=C-gz \tag{4} \end{equation}

At sea level, $z=0, T=T_0$, So we have
$$\dfrac{T}{T_0}=1-\dfrac{\gamma-1}{\gamma}\cdot \dfrac{gz}{RT_0}$$

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As you have done, integrating $k\gamma \rho^{\gamma-1}d\rho=-\rho g \,dz$ results in

$$\dfrac{p}{\rho}\left(\dfrac{\gamma}{\gamma-1}\right)=C-gz,$$

where $C$ is a constant of integration. Equivalently, since $p = k\rho^\gamma$ we have

$$k\rho^{\gamma-1}\left(\dfrac{\gamma}{\gamma-1}\right)=\dfrac{p}{\rho}\left(\dfrac{\gamma}{\gamma-1}\right)=C-gz,$$

Multiplying both sides by $\frac{\gamma-1}{k\gamma}$ we get

$$\tag{1}\rho^{\gamma-1} = \dfrac{\gamma-1}{\gamma} \frac{C}{k}- \dfrac{\gamma-1}{\gamma}\dfrac{gz}{k}$$

Since $\left.\rho\right|_{z = 0} = \rho_0$ at sea level, substitution into (1) yields

$$\rho_0^{\gamma-1} = \dfrac{\gamma-1}{\gamma} \frac{C}{k} $$

Whence,

$$\tag{2}\rho^{\gamma-1} = \rho_0^{\gamma-1} - \dfrac{\gamma-1}{\gamma}\dfrac{gz}{k} = \rho_0^{\gamma-1} \left[1 - \dfrac{\gamma-1}{\gamma}\left(\frac{1}{\rho_0^{\gamma-1}} \right)\dfrac{gz}{k} \right]$$

Note that $p = k\rho^\gamma$ implies $\rho = \frac{p^{1/\gamma}}{k^{1/\gamma}}$ and $\rho_0 = \frac{p_0^{1/\gamma}}{k^{1/\gamma}}$. Substituting into (2) we get

$$\frac{p^{\frac{\gamma-1}{\gamma}}}{k^\frac{\gamma-1}{\gamma}}= \frac{p_0^{\frac{\gamma-1}{\gamma}}}{k^\frac{\gamma-1}{\gamma}}\left[1 - \dfrac{\gamma-1}{\gamma}\left(\frac{1}{\rho_0^{\gamma-1}} \right)\dfrac{gz}{k}\right]$$

Multiplying both sides by $k^\frac{\gamma-1}{\gamma}$ and then raising both sides to the power $\frac{\gamma}{\gamma-1}$ yields the desired result

$$p = p_0\left[1 - \dfrac{\gamma-1}{\gamma}\left(\frac{1}{\rho_0^{\gamma-1}} \right)\dfrac{gz}{k}\right]^{\frac{\gamma}{\gamma-1}}$$