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  2. Density altitude - Wikipedia

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    In other words, the density altitude is the air density given as a height above mean sea level. The density altitude can also be considered to be the pressure altitude adjusted for a non-standard temperature. Both an increase in the temperature and a decrease in the atmospheric pressure, and, to a much lesser degree, an increase in the humidity ...

  3. Vertical pressure variation - Wikipedia

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    Since g is negative, an increase in height will correspond to a decrease in pressure, which fits with the previously mentioned reasoning about the weight of a column of fluid. When density and gravity are approximately constant (that is, for relatively small changes in height), simply multiplying height difference, gravity, and density will ...

  4. Density of air - Wikipedia

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    At IUPAC standard temperature and pressure (0 °C and 100 kPa), dry air has a density of approximately 1.2754 kg/m 3. At 20 °C and 101.325 kPa, dry air has a density of 1.2041 kg/m 3. At 70 °F and 14.696 psi, dry air has a density of 0.074887 lb/ft 3.

  5. Bernoulli's principle - Wikipedia

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    Bernoulli's principle is a key concept in fluid dynamics that relates pressure, density, speed and height. Bernoulli's principle states that an increase in the speed of a parcel of fluid occurs simultaneously with a decrease in either the pressure or the height above a datum. [1]:

  6. Effects of high altitude on humans - Wikipedia

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    There is also a higher risk of sunburn due to the reduced blocking of ultraviolet by the thinner atmosphere. [50] [51] The amount of UVA increases approximately 9% with every increase of altitude by 1,000 metres (3,300 ft). [52] Symptoms of sunburn include red or reddish skin that is hot to the touch or painful, general fatigue, and mild dizziness.

  7. Scale height - Wikipedia

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    The pressure (force per unit area) at a given altitude is a result of the weight of the overlying atmosphere. If at a height of z the atmosphere has density ρ and pressure P, then moving upwards an infinitesimally small height dz will decrease the pressure by amount dP, equal to the weight of a layer of atmosphere of thickness dz.

  8. Archimedes' principle - Wikipedia

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    Buoyancy force = weight of object in empty space − weight of object immersed in fluid. The final result would be measured in Newtons. Air's density is very small compared to most solids and liquids. For this reason, the weight of an object in air is approximately the same as its true weight in a vacuum.

  9. Hot and high - Wikipedia

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    Aviators gauge air density by calculating the density altitude. [1] An airport may be especially hot or high, without the other condition being present. Temperature and pressure altitude can change from one hour to the next. The fact that temperature generally decreases as altitude increases mitigates the "hot and high" effect to a small extent.