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Barometric pressure
The downward pressure, at any given point in the atmosphere, of the gases directly above that point. Average pressure globally at sea level is 1,013,000 dynes per centimetre squared or 760 torr. This is defined as one atmosphere.
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- Category: Atmospheric chemistry
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