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PRESSION ATMOSPHERIQUE TOTALE [1 record]

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Record 1 2012-05-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric Physics
DEF

Actual atmospheric pressure equal to the sum of the partial pressures of the gaseous components, according to Dalton's law.

OBS

The total pressure is the pressure at the stagnation point of a streamline (Pilot tube); it satisfies the hydrostatic equation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
DEF

Pression atmosphérique effective égale à la somme des pressions partielles des composants gazeux, selon la loi de Dalton.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Física de la atmósfera
DEF

Presión atmosférica real, que es, según la ley de Dalton, la suma de las presiones parciales de las componentes gaseosas de la atmósfera.

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