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Old 23rd March 2004 | 13:59
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Temp and Height change per Millibar
I have seen mention of a '4% rule' in meteorology notes relating to the relationship between temp and height change per millibar:
eg 1mb = 27' at sea level, 73' at 30,000.

I would be grateful for some explanation of this. Thanks in advance.
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