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Ambient pressure

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-003470

The atmospheric pressure of the surrounding environment at a given location and time. It is the pressure exerted by the weight of the air column above a point. This pressure varies with altitude, temperature, and weather systems, and is typically measured in hectopascals (hPa) or millibars (mb).

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-003470
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-003470",
  "term": "Ambient pressure",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "The atmospheric pressure of the surrounding environment at a given location and time. It is the pressure exerted by the weight of the air column above a point. This pressure varies with altitude, temperature, and weather systems, and is typically measured in hectopascals (hPa) or millibars (mb).",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/ambient-pressure/"
}

Record 450 of 10,816 in Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology (MLC-0110). Request the full dataset.