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Record 1 2011-10-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Meteorology
CONT

Remember that the apparent height of the mercury column in a barometer is also affected by the temperature. The Appendix to the lab manual lists corrections for barometric readings for different temperatures. For my data above, the barometer was at 24°C and had a mercury height of 759.9 mm Hg.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Météorologie
CONT

L'unité de pression utilisée pour les applications météorologiques étant l'hectopascal (correspondant à l'ancienne unité le millibar), on passe de la hauteur de mercure en millimètres à l'hectopascal dans les conditions normales par 1 hPa = 0,750 mm Hg ou 1 mm Hg = 1,333223 hPa.

Spanish

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