What is the atmospheric pressure at an altitude of 2,030 meters?
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What is the atmospheric pressure at an altitude of 2,030 meters? Is it 597 KPa?
:Lol, the sea level pressure is only 101.325 kPa! :) According to calculations, the atmospheric pressure at an altitude of 2030 m is 79.2 kPa.
Calculation formula: (((44332 – altitude in meters)/11881) raised to the power of 5.256)/10 (kPa)
Simple formula for atmospheric pressure: For every 12 m increase in height, the atmospheric pressure decreases by 133 Pa. For example: in Yunnan, at an altitude of 2,000 m, the local atmospheric pressure is: P = 101,325 – 2,000 × 133/12 = 79,158 Pa.
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Since the density of the atmosphere is higher near the ground and decreases as one goes higher, the change in air pressure with altitude is also greater near the ground. For example, at lower altitudes, the air pressure drops by about 10 millibars for every 100 meters climbed ； At an altitude of 5 to 6 kilometers, the air pressure drops by about 7 millibars for every 100 meters climbed ； At altitudes of 9 to 10 kilometers, the air pressure drops by only about 5 millibars for every 100 meters of ascent.