Phenomena and Processes

Atmospheric Pressure

The pressure at any point in an atmosphere due solely to the weight of the atmospheric gases above the point concerned.

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Abstract

The pressure at any point in an atmosphere due solely to the weight of the atmospheric gases above the point concerned.

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  • Atmospheric Pressures
  • Pressure, Atmospheric
  • Pressures, Atmospheric

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  1. G16.500.750.274w
  2. N06.230w.300.100w.185w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Atmospheric Pressure. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001274. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001274
  2. Atmospheric Pressure. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atmospheric_pressure
  3. Atmospheric Pressure. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q81809