standard atmosphere

Also known as atm, atmosphere

unit of pressure defined as 101325 Pa

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Standard atmosphere is a reference unit of air pressure equal to 101,325 pascals, which represents the average atmospheric pressure at sea level on Earth. Scientists and engineers use this standardized measurement as a baseline for comparing pressures and making calculations in fields like aviation, weather, and physics.

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Wikidata SPARQL query equivalent: wd:Q177974 p:P2370/psn:P2370 [wikibase:quantityAmount ?source; wikibase:quantityUnit ?base]. ?item p:P2370/psn:P2370 [wikibase:quantityAmount ?target; wikibase:quantityUnit ?base]. BIND(?source / ?target as ?value)
numeric value: 101325
unit symbol: атм
conversion to SI unit: 101325
different from: International Standard Atmosphere
measured physical quantity: pressure
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
conversion to standard unit: 14.6959

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Aneroid barometer for household use from c. 1925 The standard atmosphere (symbol: atm) is a unit of pressure defined as 101325 Pa. It is sometimes used as a reference pressure or standard pressure. It is approximately equal to Earth's average atmospheric pressure at sea level.

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