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There are two equations for computing pressure as a function of height. The first equation is applicable to the atmospheric layers in which the temperature is assumed to vary with altitude at a non null
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ranges from 0 to 6 in accordance with each of seven successive layers of the atmosphere shown in the table below. The reference value for
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The expressions for calculating density are nearly identical to calculating pressure. The only difference is the exponent in Equation 1.
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ranges from 0 to 6 in accordance with each of seven successive layers of the atmosphere shown in the table below. In these equations,
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There are two equations for computing density as a function of height. The first equation is applicable to the standard model of the
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The second equation is applicable to the atmospheric layers in which the temperature is assumed not to vary with altitude (
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and constant molar mass and gravitational acceleration, we get the first barometric formula:
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in particular does not agree with standard values for this constant. The reference value for
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Instead, assuming constant temperature, integrating gives the second barometric formula:
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or, converted to U.S. gravitational foot-pound-second units (no longer used in U.K.):
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are multi-valued constants in accordance with the table below. The values used for
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are multivalued constants in accordance with the table below. The values used for
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which is equivalent to the ratio of the relative pressure and temperature changes
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The International System of Units, Physical Constants and Conversion Factors
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in particular does not agree with standard values for this constant.
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in which the temperature is assumed not to vary with altitude.
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in which the temperature is assumed to vary with altitude at a
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Formula used to model how air pressure varies with altitude
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Pressure as a function of the height above the sea level
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A., 1973: 3038: 2966: 2872: 2828: 2729: 2657: 2637: 2589: 2254:Standard Temperature ( 2245: 2095: 2071: 2040: 2009: 1985: 1961: 1926: 1897: 1875: 1850:universal gas constant 1842: 1813: 1788: 1766: 1737: 1710: 1591: 1520: 1350: 929: 903: 864:universal gas constant 856: 816: 787: 762: 723: 688: 650: 624: 599:universal gas constant 591: 551: 522: 497: 458: 423: 393: 264: 98: 69: 38:used to model how the 3046:In this formulation, 3039: 2967: 2873: 2829: 2730: 2658: 2638: 2590: 2246: 2244:{\displaystyle \rho } 2227:height above MSL (h) 2096: 2072: 2041: 2010: 1986: 1962: 1927: 1898: 1876: 1874:{\displaystyle g_{0}} 1843: 1841:{\displaystyle R^{*}} 1814: 1789: 1767: 1765:{\displaystyle T_{b}} 1743:= mass density (kg/m) 1738: 1711: 1592: 1521: 1351: 1349:{\displaystyle L_{b}} 1312:Further information: 1061:height above MSL (h) 930: 904: 902:{\displaystyle g_{0}} 857: 855:{\displaystyle R^{*}} 817: 815:{\displaystyle h_{b}} 788: 763: 724: 689: 687:{\displaystyle P_{b}} 651: 625: 623:{\displaystyle g_{0}} 592: 590:{\displaystyle R^{*}} 552: 550:{\displaystyle h_{b}} 523: 498: 459: 424: 422:{\displaystyle P_{b}} 394: 265: 99: 97:{\displaystyle L_{b}} 67: 18:Isothermal atmosphere 3173:Atmospheric pressure 3099:Hypsometric equation 2978: 2882: 2840: 2748: 2667: 2647: 2605: 2551: 2235: 2159:In these equations, 2083: 2052: 2021: 1997: 1973: 1942: 1914: 1887: 1858: 1825: 1803: 1778: 1749: 1725: 1603: 1534: 1367: 1333: 1068:Standard temperature 919: 913:: 32.17405 ft/s 886: 839: 799: 777: 739: 700: 694:= reference pressure 671: 640: 607: 574: 534: 512: 474: 435: 429:= reference pressure 406: 278: 108: 81: 60:Atmospheric pressure 2789: 2094:{\displaystyle {M}} 2008:{\displaystyle {h}} 1984:{\displaystyle {L}} 1314:Atmospheric density 217: 3034: 2962: 2959: 2868: 2824: 2775: 2725: 2653: 2633: 2585: 2241: 2091: 2067: 2036: 2005: 1981: 1957: 1922: 1893: 1871: 1838: 1809: 1784: 1762: 1733: 1706: 1587: 1516: 1346: 925: 899: 852: 812: 783: 758: 719: 684: 646: 634:: 9.80665 m/s 620: 587: 547: 518: 493: 454: 419: 389: 260: 205: 94: 70: 54:Pressure equations 32:barometric formula 3168:Vertical position 2957: 2924: 2723: 2683: 2656:{\displaystyle P} 2568: 2536: 2535: 1896:{\displaystyle M} 1812:{\displaystyle h} 1787:{\displaystyle L} 1700: 1585: 1561: 1501: 1450: 1308:Density equations 1305: 1304: 928:{\displaystyle M} 833:= 36,089 ft) 786:{\displaystyle h} 649:{\displaystyle M} 521:{\displaystyle h} 383: 257: 173: 16:(Redirected from 3180: 3153: 3147: 3134: 3127: 3043: 3041: 3040: 3035: 3033: 3032: 3028: 3027: 3018: 2996: 2995: 2971: 2969: 2968: 2963: 2961: 2960: 2958: 2956: 2952: 2951: 2941: 2933: 2929: 2925: 2923: 2922: 2910: 2900: 2899: 2877: 2875: 2874: 2869: 2858: 2857: 2833: 2831: 2830: 2825: 2823: 2822: 2821: 2817: 2816: 2807: 2788: 2783: 2766: 2765: 2734: 2732: 2731: 2726: 2724: 2722: 2718: 2717: 2707: 2692: 2684: 2679: 2671: 2662: 2660: 2659: 2654: 2642: 2640: 2639: 2634: 2594: 2592: 2591: 2586: 2581: 2580: 2579: 2569: 2561: 2523: 2521: 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1288: 1285: 1282: 1279: 1276: 1275: 1271: 1268: 1265: 1262: 1259: 1256: 1253: 1250: 1247: 1246: 1242: 1239: 1236: 1233: 1230: 1227: 1224: 1221: 1218: 1217: 1213: 1210: 1207: 1204: 1201: 1198: 1195: 1192: 1189: 1188: 1184: 1181: 1178: 1175: 1172: 1169: 1166: 1163: 1160: 1159: 1155: 1152: 1149: 1146: 1143: 1140: 1137: 1134: 1131: 1130: 1126: 1123: 1120: 1117: 1114: 1111: 1108: 1105: 1102: 1101: 1097: 1094: 1091: 1088: 1085: 1082: 1081: 1062: 1059:Geopotential 1056: 1051: 1048: 1044: 1040: 1036: 1032: 1028: 1024: 1017: 1010: 1006: 1002: 995: 991: 987: 980: 976: 972: 968: 965: 961: 957: 953: 946: 942: 922: 915: 912: 894: 890: 882: 869: 865: 847: 843: 835: 832: 826:(feet; e.g., 825: 807: 803: 795: 780: 773: 771: 753: 750: 747: 743: 735: 732: 714: 711: 708: 704: 696: 679: 675: 667: 666: 665: 663: 643: 636: 633: 615: 611: 603: 600: 582: 578: 570: 567: 560: 542: 538: 530: 515: 508: 506: 488: 485: 482: 478: 470: 467: 449: 446: 443: 439: 431: 414: 410: 402: 401: 400: 385: 376: 373: 370: 366: 359: 355: 348: 342: 338: 334: 331: 327: 323: 318: 314: 310: 304: 300: 297: 292: 288: 284: 281: 273: 251: 248: 245: 241: 235: 231: 223: 219: 214: 210: 206: 198: 189: 185: 181: 178: 168: 165: 162: 158: 152: 149: 146: 142: 136: 133: 129: 122: 118: 114: 111: 89: 85: 76: 66: 61: 53: 51: 49: 45: 41: 37: 33: 19: 3130: 3074: 3072: 3064:scale height 3059: 3055: 3052:gas constant 3047: 3045: 2973: 2835: 2741: 2736: 2596: 2542: 2505:71 000 2470:51 000 2435:47 000 2427:-0.00085344 2400:32 000 2365:20 000 2330:11 000 2264: 2255: 2226: 2220: 2210: 2202: 2195: 2191: 2187: 2183: 2179: 2175: 2171: 2167: 2160: 2158: 2151: 2147: 2143: 2139: 2138:= 1 through 2135: 2128: 2121: 2117: 2110: 2106: 2104: 1906: 1717: 1599:Equation 2: 1598: 1530: 1527: 1363:Equation 1: 1362: 1358:stratosphere 1320: 1317: 1060: 1054: 1042: 1038: 1034: 1030: 1029:= 1 through 1026: 1019: 1008: 1004: 997: 993: 985: 978: 974: 970: 966: 963: 959: 955: 951: 944: 940: 938: 827: 823: 659: 562: 558: 71: 31: 29: 3104:NRLMSISE-00 3083:perfect gas 3068:troposphere 2738:Integrating 2599:hydrostatic 2508:232,939.63 2497:0.00085344 2473:167,322.83 2438:154,199.48 2403:104,986.87 2392:-0.0003048 1323:troposphere 1280:71 000 1251:51 000 1222:47 000 1211:-0.00085344 1193:32 000 1164:20 000 1135:11 000 1078:g0 M / R L 3162:Categories 3115:References 3062:gives the 2539:Derivation 2532:0.0006096 2368:65,616.79 2333:36,089.24 2322:0.0019812 2219:Subscript 1327:lapse rate 1289:0.00116833 1269:0.00085344 1260:0.01976704 1182:-0.0003048 1112:101 325.00 1053:Subscript 1014:= 101 325 274:is null): 272:lapse rate 75:lapse rate 58:See also: 3075:ideal gas 3025:∗ 3003:− 2949:∗ 2902:⋅ 2860:− 2814:∗ 2777:∫ 2773:− 2715:∗ 2689:− 2621:ρ 2618:− 2577:∗ 2563:ρ 2511:0.000064 2281:(slug/ft) 2239:ρ 2031:∗ 1919:ρ 1834:∗ 1730:ρ 1685:∗ 1660:− 1636:− 1626:⁡ 1614:ρ 1607:ρ 1545:ρ 1538:ρ 1504:− 1486:∗ 1414:− 1405:− 1378:ρ 1371:ρ 1298:0.0006096 1231:0.0327506 1214:-12.2009 1202:0.2563258 1185:-34.1626 1141:22 632.10 1124:0.0019812 1076:Exponent 848:∗ 583:∗ 360:∗ 335:− 311:− 301:⁡ 236:∗ 182:− 137:− 3093:See also 3079:real gas 2744:we get: 2663:we get: 2476:0.00086 2441:0.00143 2424:-0.0028 2406:0.01322 2371:0.08803 2336:0.36391 1301:17.0813 1272:12.2009 1243:— 1173:1.616734 1156:— 1144:6.683245 1127:5.25588 1115:29.92126 215:′ 48:altitude 40:pressure 3050:is the 2526:214.65 2494:0.0028 2491:270.65 2456:270.65 2421:228.65 2389:-0.001 2386:216.65 2351:216.65 2319:0.0065 2316:288.15 2301:1.2250 2287:(K/ft) 1283:232,940 1254:167,323 1225:154,199 1208:-0.0028 1196:104,987 1170:5474.89 1098:(K/ft) 399:where: 44:density 36:formula 3077:. See 2529:0.002 2278:(kg/m) 1718:where 1292:214.65 1266:0.0028 1263:270.65 1234:270.65 1228:110.91 1205:228.65 1199:868.02 1179:-0.001 1176:216.65 1167:65,617 1147:216.65 1138:36,089 1121:0.0065 1118:288.15 1092:(inHg) 984:, and 2515:1.245 2480:1.671 2445:2.769 2410:2.566 2375:1.708 2340:7.061 2305:2.376 2284:(K/m) 1295:0.002 1257:66.94 1095:(K/m) 872:8.949 868:moles 34:is a 2517:8989 2482:7895 2462:0.0 2459:0.0 2447:8702 2412:0735 2377:1572 2357:0.0 2354:0.0 2342:1703 2307:8908 2275:(ft) 2260:(K) 2201:and 2186:and 2170:and 2116:for 1936:/ft) 1934:slug 1286:3.96 1089:(Pa) 1086:(ft) 1070:(K) 1003:for 969:and 954:and 874:4596 42:(or 30:The 3087:gas 3085:or 3081:or 3070:). 2272:(m) 2134:of 1796:ISA 1623:exp 1329:of 1240:0.0 1237:0.0 1153:0.0 1150:0.0 1083:(m) 1025:of 770:ISA 505:ISA 298:exp 77:of 3164:: 3138:^ 3122:^ 3060:Mg 3056:RT 2601:: 2547:: 2522:10 2502:6 2487:10 2467:5 2452:10 2432:4 2417:10 2397:3 2382:10 2362:2 2347:10 2327:1 2312:10 2298:0 2295:0 2292:0 2267:) 2256:T' 2251:) 2194:, 2182:, 2178:, 2166:, 2156:. 2154:+1 2146:= 1848:= 1047:. 1045:+1 1037:= 1016:Pa 977:, 967:T, 964:L, 962:, 950:, 909:= 870:: 862:= 664:: 630:= 597:= 104:: 50:. 3058:/ 3048:R 3030:T 3021:R 3016:/ 3012:z 3009:g 3006:M 2999:e 2993:0 2989:P 2985:= 2982:P 2954:L 2945:R 2939:g 2936:M 2927:] 2920:0 2916:T 2912:T 2907:[ 2897:0 2893:P 2889:= 2886:P 2866:z 2863:L 2855:0 2851:T 2847:= 2844:T 2819:T 2810:R 2805:/ 2801:z 2798:d 2795:g 2792:M 2786:z 2781:0 2769:e 2763:0 2759:P 2755:= 2752:P 2742:z 2720:T 2711:R 2705:z 2702:d 2698:g 2695:M 2686:= 2681:P 2677:P 2674:d 2651:P 2631:z 2628:d 2624:g 2615:= 2612:P 2609:d 2583:T 2573:R 2566:M 2558:= 2555:P 2520:× 2485:× 2450:× 2415:× 2380:× 2345:× 2310:× 2265:L 2258:) 2221:b 2211:R 2203:R 2199:0 2196:g 2192:M 2188:h 2184:T 2180:L 2176:ρ 2172:R 2168:M 2164:0 2161:g 2152:b 2148:h 2144:h 2140:b 2136:b 2131:b 2129:ρ 2125:0 2122:ρ 2118:b 2113:b 2111:ρ 2107:b 2088:M 2062:0 2058:g 2027:R 2002:h 1978:L 1952:b 1948:T 1891:M 1867:0 1863:g 1830:R 1807:h 1782:L 1758:b 1754:T 1703:] 1695:b 1691:T 1681:R 1674:) 1668:b 1664:h 1657:h 1653:( 1649:M 1644:0 1640:g 1630:[ 1618:b 1610:= 1581:b 1577:P 1571:b 1567:T 1559:T 1556:P 1549:b 1541:= 1511:) 1507:1 1496:b 1492:L 1482:R 1476:M 1471:0 1467:g 1459:( 1453:] 1446:b 1442:T 1435:b 1431:L 1427:) 1422:b 1418:h 1411:h 1408:( 1400:b 1396:T 1389:[ 1382:b 1374:= 1342:b 1338:L 1277:6 1248:5 1219:4 1190:3 1161:2 1132:1 1109:0 1106:0 1103:0 1055:b 1043:b 1039:h 1035:h 1031:b 1027:b 1022:b 1020:P 1012:0 1009:P 1005:b 1000:b 998:P 994:R 986:R 982:0 979:g 975:M 971:h 960:P 956:R 952:M 948:0 945:g 941:b 923:M 895:0 891:g 877:× 844:R 830:b 828:h 824:b 808:b 804:h 781:h 754:b 751:, 748:M 744:L 733:) 731:K 715:b 712:, 709:M 705:T 680:b 676:P 644:M 616:0 612:g 579:R 565:b 563:h 559:b 543:b 539:h 516:h 489:b 486:, 483:M 479:L 468:) 466:K 450:b 447:, 444:M 440:T 415:b 411:P 386:] 377:b 374:, 371:M 367:T 356:R 349:) 343:b 339:h 332:h 328:( 324:M 319:0 315:g 305:[ 293:b 289:P 285:= 282:P 252:b 249:, 246:M 242:L 232:R 224:0 220:M 211:0 207:g 199:] 195:) 190:b 186:h 179:h 176:( 169:b 166:, 163:M 159:T 153:b 150:, 147:M 143:L 134:1 130:[ 123:b 119:P 115:= 112:P 90:b 86:L 20:)

Index

Isothermal atmosphere
formula
pressure
density
altitude
Atmospheric pressure

lapse rate
lapse rate
K
ISA
universal gas constant
gravitational acceleration
imperial units
K
ISA
universal gas constant
moles
gravitational acceleration
U.S. Standard Atmosphere
Pa
Atmospheric density
troposphere
lapse rate
stratosphere
ISA
universal gas constant
slug
U.S. Standard Atmosphere
ideal gas law

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