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Air Pressure and Winds Chapter 6
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Mercury Barometer
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Aneroid Barometer
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Aneroid Barometer and Barograph
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Atmosphere Thickness and Pressure at Altitude 50% below 6km altitude 90% below about 18km 0.00003% above 100km Sealevel Pressure = 14.7 lb/in 2 or 1013 mb Orem Pressure = 12.5 lb/in 2 or 860 mb Figure 1-20, p. 22 Orem
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Pressure Changes with Altitude
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Pressure Variations with Temperature
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Adjusting to Sea-Level Pressure
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Planes Fly at Constant Air Pressure Level
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Isobars
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Factors Affecting Wind
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Sea Breeze Caused by Pressure Gradient
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Coriolis Effect
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Geostrophic Wind
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Effect of Friction
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Gradient Wind
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Surface High and Low Pressure Systems
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Wind Measurement Wind Vane Prevailing Wind Cup Anemometer Aerovane
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Wind Rose
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Chapter 6 END
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