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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Atmospheric pressure expressed in terms of the height of a barometric column of fluid of uniform density equal to that of the air at the point where the pressure is to be measured. Same as
height of a homogeneous atmosphere .
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This model predicts global 90-day averages of sea surface temperature, wind shear in various portions of the atmosphere, surface pressure anomalies, pressure-height anomalies, high-level directional anomalies and so forth.
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