Get mean atmospheric pressure at given altitude in kPa
Get mean atmospheric pressure at given altitude in kPa
pres_atm_kPa(altitude_m) pres_atm_frac(altitude_m)
altitude_m |
Altitude above mean sea level in meters |
Pressure in pascals
pres_atm_frac: Get fraction of mean atomspheric pressure at sea level
Below 51 km: Practical Meteorology by Roland Stull, pg 12. Above 51 km: http://www.braeunig.us/space/atmmodel.htm Validation data: https://www.avs.org/AVS/files/c7/c7edaedb-95b2-438f-adfb-36de54f87b9e.pdf
Other physics: Pa_to_torr,
svp_sea_level, temp_c_to_k
pres_atm_kPa(-430.5) # Dead Sea pres_atm_kPa(0) pres_atm_kPa(3440) # Namche Bazaar pres_atm_kPa(4260) # Dingboche pres_atm_kPa(5364) # Everest Base Camp pres_atm_kPa(6000) # Camp 1 pres_atm_kPa(6400) # Camp 2 pres_atm_kPa(7200) # Camp 3 pres_atm_kPa(7950) # Camp 4 pres_atm_kPa(8850) # Everest summit pres_atm_frac(8850) # fraction of sea level pressure on Everest
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