barometric
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Alt. of Barometrical
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After falling for 44.4 seconds, the time and barometric triggers started the firing mechanism.
After applying corrections for the finite amplitude of swing, the buoyancy of the bob, the barometric pressure and altitude, and temperature, he obtained a value of 39.13929 inches for the seconds pendulum at London, in vacuum, at sea level, at 62 °F.
Also, vapors obey the barometric formula in a gravitational field just as conventional atmospheric gases do.
AMDAR equipped aircraft provide high resolution measurements from take-off to landing of air temperature, wind speed and direction, barometric pressure and water vapor, as well as air turbulence.
At a given barometric pressure but independent of temperature, the dew point indicates the mole fraction of water vapor in the air, or, put differently, determines the specific humidity of the air.