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Old 26th April 2007 | 17:09
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Mark 1
 
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From: S Warwickshire
The pressure lapse rate with altitude is equal to the density*g, and the density is proportional to pressure divided by (absolute) temperature.

At ISA sea level the density of air is 1.225 kg/m^3
1MBar = 100 N/M^2
g=9.80665M/s^2

Doing the calc thus gives change in height for 1MB = 8.324m or 27.3 ft
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