Pressure
Decreases Exponentially with Height
Logarithmic
Decrease
¥For each 16 km increase in altitude, pressure drops by factor of 10.
48 km - 1 mb 32 km - 10 mb 16 km - 100 mb 0 km - 1000 mb
¥For each 16 km increase in altitude, pressure drops by factor of 10.
48 km - 1 mb 32 km - 10 mb 16 km - 100 mb 0 km - 1000 mb
100 mb
10 mb
1 mb
16 km
32 km
48 km
Ahrens,
Fig. 1.5