Atmospheric Pressure

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Nov 2000

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2000eaa..booke4597.&link_type=abstract

"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 4597. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

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Solar System, Solar System Models And Concepts

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The pressure (i.e. the force per unit area) exerted on the surface of a planet by the weight of gas contained in a column extending vertically upwards to the limit of the atmosphere. At the surface of the Earth, the average value of atmospheric pressure, in SI units, is 1.013×105 pascal (Pa), where one pascal is equivalent to a force of one newton per square meter (N m-2). A further unit of press...

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