Concept information
Preferred term
ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE
Definition
- The pressure exerted by the atmosphere as a consequence of gravitational attraction exerted upon the "column" of air lying directly above the point in question. (en)
Broader concept
- ATMOSPHERE (en)
Narrower concepts
- AIR MASS/DENSITY (en)
- ANTICYCLONES/CYCLONES (en)
- ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS (en)
- DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE (en)
- GRAVITY WAVE (en)
- HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE (en)
- OSCILLATIONS (en)
- PLANETARY BOUNDARY LAYER HEIGHT (en)
- PLANETARY/ROSSBY WAVES (en)
- PRESSURE ANOMALIES (en)
- PRESSURE TENDENCY (en)
- PRESSURE THICKNESS (en)
- SEA LEVEL PRESSURE (en)
- STATIC PRESSURE (en)
- SURFACE PRESSURE (en)
- TOPOGRAPHIC WAVES (en)
Change note
- 2021-02-16 07:50:43.0 [tstevens] Insert Concept add narrower relation (ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE [08fd82a1-4370-46a2-82ea-94c0f91498a7,84313] - AIR MASS/DENSITY [7a4c13fb-3f2d-49d9-9158-ed84743355fc,560856]);
URI
https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/08fd82a1-4370-46a2-82ea-94c0f91498a7
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