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List three common units of atmospheric pressure inches of mercury (HG), Millibars (MB), and hecto-pascals (hPa)
station pressure: the presssure measured directly by a barometer. Minor corrections for
temperature and latitude
difference between station pressure and sea level
pressure
Sea level pressure: the station pressure corrected for altitude. Multiple ways to correct for
altitude
altimeter setting: FAA uses a constant "standard Atmosphere. Indepent of weather and location
Explain the difference between altimeter setting
and "actual" sea level pressure Sea Level pressure: NWS uses current and past 12 hr temperature combined with climatology for
site. Weather and location
Identify the altitude a pressure altimeter will read 29.92
when the Kollsman window is set to the "standard"
mean sea-level pressure
Identify the altitude a pressure altimeter will read mean sea level
altimeter
when thesetting.
Kollsman window is set to the current
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