Hydrostatic pressure

{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-006356",
  "term": "Hydrostatic pressure",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "The pressure exerted by a fluid at rest due to the weight of the fluid above a given point. In the atmosphere, it is the force per unit area exerted by the column of air above a specific altitude. This pressure decreases with increasing altitude, following an approximately exponential decay in the troposphere.",
  "see_also": [
    "static pressure",
    "hydrodynamic pressure"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/hydrostatic-pressure/"
}