Phenomena and Processes

Altitude

A vertical distance measured from a known level on the surface of a planet or other celestial body.

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Abstract

A vertical distance measured from a known level on the surface of a planet or other celestial body.

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1 entry terms
  • Altitudes

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Indexing Annotation

consider also ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; /adv eff = probably ALTITUDE SICKNESS

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  1. G16.500.275w.058w
  2. N06.230w.058w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Altitude. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000531. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000531
  2. Altitude. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altitude
  3. Altitude. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q190200