Pressure-Height
Remember
¥Pressure
falls very rapidly with height near sea-level
3,000 m 701 mb
2,500 m 747
mb
2,000 m 795
mb
1,500 m 846
mb
1,000 m 899
mb
500 m 955
mb
0 m 1013
mb
ConsequentlyÉÉÉ. Vertical pressure
changes from differences
in station elevation dominate horizontal changes