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Preliminary analysis of the profiles suggests that trends in ozone concentrations as a function of altitude are most significant in the lower and middle stratosphere, at pressure altitudes of approximately 100 to 25 hectopascals (hPa).
Long-term change and variability in ozone levels in the Arctic 2009
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The saturation pressure of water vapor at that temperature, marked by the yellow line, is ~20 hPa hectopascals.
It’s dew, dude! AYDIN 2008
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The saturation pressure of water vapor at that temperature, marked by the yellow line, is ~20 hPa hectopascals.
Archive 2008-11-01 AYDIN 2008
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One hundred Pascals (one hectopascal) is equal to 1 millibar of pressure, so that one atmosphere of pressure (14.7 pounds per square inch) is 1013 hectopascals or millibars of pressure.
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It was packing winds of up to 216 kph, with an atmospheric pressure of 960 hectopascals at its center.
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One hundred Pascals (one hectopascal) is equal to 1 millibar of pressure, so that one atmosphere of pressure (14.7 pounds per square inch) is 1013 hectopascals or millibars of pressure.
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After the advent of SI units, some meteorologists began using hectopascals (symbol hPa) which are numerically equivalent to millibars.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009
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Environment Canada uses hectopascals on their weather maps.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009
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One hundred Pascals (one hectopascal) is equal to 1 millibar of pressure, so that one atmosphere of pressure (14.7 pounds per square inch) is 1013 hectopascals or millibars of pressure.
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