Concept information
PREFERRED TERM
ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE
DEFINITION
- The pressure exerted by the atmosphere as a consequence of gravitational attraction exerted upon the "column" of air lying directly above the point in question.
BROADER CONCEPT
NARROWER CONCEPTS
- ANTICYCLONES/CYCLONES
- ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS
- DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE
- GRAVITY WAVE
- HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE
- OSCILLATIONS
- PLANETARY BOUNDARY LAYER HEIGHT
- PLANETARY/ROSSBY WAVES
- PRESSURE ANOMALIES
- PRESSURE TENDENCY
- PRESSURE THICKNESS
- SEA LEVEL PRESSURE
- STATIC PRESSURE
- SURFACE PRESSURE
- TOPOGRAPHIC WAVES
URI
https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/08fd82a1-4370-46a2-82ea-94c0f91498a7
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