Lew747
6th Oct 2012, 07:48
I'm studying met and whilst I was at my brush-up in Bristol we was told to basically memorise the hPa levels for certain flight levels.
I.e.
FL50= 850 hPa
FL10= 700 hPa
FL180= 500 hPa
FL300= 300 hPa
etc..
But surely there must be a way of calculating these rather than memorising them? Even approximately. Is there a formula out there somewhere?
It's not that I don't mind memorising them, but rather curious as to how they work the figures out.
Cheers :ok:
I.e.
FL50= 850 hPa
FL10= 700 hPa
FL180= 500 hPa
FL300= 300 hPa
etc..
But surely there must be a way of calculating these rather than memorising them? Even approximately. Is there a formula out there somewhere?
It's not that I don't mind memorising them, but rather curious as to how they work the figures out.
Cheers :ok: