Re: [ATM] Atmosphere at altitude?

["marco miglionico" <marco.miglionico@blueyonder.co.uk>]

It is called ISA - international standard atmosphere - look it up on the
web.

Marco Milgionico


www.geocities.com/telescopiman


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <DHA352@aol.com>
To: <atm@atmlist.net>
Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2004 11:32 PM
Subject: [ATM] Atmosphere at altitude?


> I have never seen a formula for how much atmosphere I am looking through
at
> different altitudes.  At home (Florida) I am observing from about 40  feet
> above mean low tide (amlt).  For all real purposes average atmospheric
pressure
> is 14.7 psi.  If I go to thr Rocky Mountains to observe from 5000  feet
amlt,
> how much less atmosphere am I looking through?  Or what is the  average
> atmospheric pressure at altitude X?
>
> Don
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