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Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
EISSN: 1520-0477
ISSN: 0003-0007
Priority: 12
Description: The Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society (BAMS) is the flagship magazine of AMS and publishes articles of interest and significance for the weather, water, and climate community as well as news, editorials, and reviews for AMS members More ...
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Does the Surface Pressure Equal the Weight per Unit Area of a Hydrostatic Atmosphere?
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: The common statement that the surface pressure in a hydrostatic atmosphere is equal to the weight per unit area of the air aloft is shown to be true only for a Cartesian world. Here the unit area is the surface area of the ...