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Pressure

Some observatories have accurate information available on atmospheric pressure. If it is routinely available for every measurement, it should go in a column labelled PRESSURE, with the SI unit kPa. Note that pressures read from aneroid (dial-type) barometers are not very accurate, and probably should not be used. Only absolute pressures should be recorded, not values ``corrected to sea level''.

  
Table: Other column specifications for observational-data tables



Rein Warmels
Mon Jan 22 15:08:15 MET 1996