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ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE AND ALTIMETRY Flashcards

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ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE

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THE FORCE PER UNIT ARE EXERTED BY THE WEIGHT OF THE ATMOSPHERE, AIR PRESSURE IS EXERTED IN ALL DIRECTIONS

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BAROMETER

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(TORRICELLI) INSTRUMENT USED TO MEASURE PRESSURE

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ANEROID BAROMETER

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PARTIAL VACUUM CREATED IN A METAL CELL, WHICH CONTRACT AND EXPANDS AS PRESSURE CHANGES

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STATION PRESSURE

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THE PRESSURE MEASURED AT AN AIRPORT

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PRESSURE VARIATION

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ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE VARIES WITH ALTITUDE, TEMPERATURE, AND WATER VAPOR

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TEMPERATURE EFFECT ON PRESSURE

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AS TEMPERATURE INCREASES PRESSURE DECREASES

AS TEMPERATURE DECREASES PRESSURE INCREASES

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SEA LEVEL PRESSURE ANALYSES (SURFACE CHART)

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SHOWS LINES CONNECTING POINTS OF EQUAL PRESSURE (ISOBARS)

IDENTIFIES PRESSURE PATTERNS

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CONSTANT PRESSURE SURFACE

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A SURFACE ALONG WHICH THE ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE IS EQUAL AT A GIVEN POINT

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RAWINSONDE OBSERVERATIONS

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UPPER AIR OBSERVATIONS INCLUDING PRESSURE, TEMPERATURE, RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WINDS ALOFT

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CONSTATN PRESSURE SURFACE ANALYSIS

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CHART CONNECTING POINTS OF EQUAL HEIGHT, CHARTS ARE SPECIFIC TO A CONSTANT MILLIBAR PRESSURE

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ATMOSPHERIC DENSITY

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RATIO OF MASS OF AIR TO THE VOLUME

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VOLUME EFFECTS ON DENSITY

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DENSITY AND VOLUME ARE INVERSELY RELATED

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CHANGES IN AIR DENSITY

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DENSITY IS EFFECTED BY MASS, PRESSURE, OR TEMPERATURE

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DENSITY EFFECTS ON PRESSURE

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DENSITY AND PRESSURE ARE DIRECTLY RELATED

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TEMPERATURE EFFECTS ON DENSITY

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DENSITY AND TEMPERATURE ARE INVERSELY RELATED

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WATER VAPOR EFFECTS ON DENSITY

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DENSITY AND WATER VAPOR ARE INVERSELY RELATED

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ALTIMETRY

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ESSENTIALLY A BAROMETER READING IN UNITS OF ALTITUDE RATHER THAN PRESSURE

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TRUE ALTITUDE

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IS THE VERTICAL DISTANCE ABOVE MSL

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INDICATED ALTITUDE

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SHOWS ALTITUDE AT PRESSURE RATHER THAN MEASURING HEIGHT ABOVE SEA LEVEL OR GROUND
COLD AIR: TRUE WOULD BE LOWER THAN INDICATED
WARM AIR: TRUE WOULD BE HIGHER THAN INDICATED

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PRESSURE ALTITUDE

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IS ALTITUDE BASED ON THE STANDARD PRESSURE OF 29.92’ HG

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DENSITY ALTITUDE

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IS PRESSURE ALTITUDE CORRECTED FOR NON STANDARD TEMPERATURE
IT IS INDIRECTLY RELATED TO ATMOSPHERIC DENSITY
HIGHER DENSITY ALTITUDE EQUALS WORSE PERFORMANCE

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