elv2pres {splash} | R Documentation |
Elevation to pressure
Description
Calculates atmospheric pressure for a given elevation.
Usage
elv2pres(
z,
kG = 9.80665,
kL = 0.0065,
kMa = 0.028963,
kPo = 101325,
kR = 8.31447,
kTo = 288.15
)
Arguments
z |
Elevation, m. |
kG |
Gravitational acceleration, m/s^2.
Default: |
kL |
Adiabatic lapse rate, K/m.
Default: |
kMa |
Molecular weight of dry air, kg/mol.
Default: |
kPo |
Standard atmosphere, Pa.
Default: |
kR |
Universal gas constant, J/mol/K.
Default: |
kTo |
Base temperature, K.
Default: |
Value
Atmospheric pressure for the given elevation, Pa.
References
Allen, R.G., Pereira, L.S., Raes, D. and Smith, M., 1998. Crop evapotranspiration-Guidelines for computing crop water requirements-FAO Irrigation and drainage paper 56. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, 300(9), p.D05109. Available: http://www.fao.org/docrep/x0490e/x0490e07.htm
Berberan-Santos, M.N., Bodunov, E.N. and Pogliani, L., 1997. On the barometric formula. American Journal of Physics, 65(5), pp.404-412. doi:10.1119/1.18555
Moldover, M.R., Trusler, J.M., Edwards, T.J., Mehl, J.B. and Davis, R.S., 1988. Measurement of the universal gas constant R using a spherical acoustic resonator. Physical review letters, 60(4), p.249. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.60.249
Tsilingiris, P.T., 2008. Thermophysical and transport properties of humid air at temperature range between 0 and 100 C. Energy Conversion and Management, 49(5), pp.1098-1110. doi:10.1016/j.enconman.2007.09.015