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This function calculates the atmospheric pressure at a given altitude using the barometric formula.

Usage

get.Altitude2Pa(altitude, Pa0 = 1013.25, Ta0 = 288.15)

Arguments

altitude

Altitude in meters.

Pa0

Air pressure at sea level in hPa (default is 1013.25 hPa).

Ta0

Air temperature at sea level in Kelvin (default is 288.15 K).

Value

The atmospheric pressure at the given altitude in hPa.

Examples

# Atmospheric pressure at 1000 meters altitude
get.Altitude2Pa(altitude = 1000)
#> [1] 899.9491

# Atmospheric pressure at 5000 meters altitude with custom sea-level pressure
get.Altitude2Pa(altitude = 5000, Pa0 = 1010)
#> [1] 558.2492