| 单词 | atmospheric pressure |
| 例句 | In 1680 Huygens came up with an alternative way of harnessing atmospheric pressure. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z But Titan has an atmospheric pressure at least as great as that of the planet Mars. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I needed to root out anything that would have a problem with losing atmospheric pressure. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The atmospheric pressure was going to be fine. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z In the interior of Jupiter, where the pressures are about three million times the atmospheric pressure at the surface of the Earth, there is almost nothing but a great dark sloshing ocean of metallic hydrogen. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z How do the atmospheric pressure and the appearance of the landscape change with the seasons? Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z When the mercury was at the same level on both sides of the tube, the air in the closed end was at atmospheric pressure. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z Open bodies of liquid water are impossible today because the atmospheric pressure on Mars is too low to keep even cold water from rapidly boiling. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z With a copy of the Continuation in his hands, Newcomen would have known almost everything that Papin knew about how to harness atmospheric pressure to build an engine. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z This was, in effect a wind gun driven by atmospheric pressure and where the piston replaced the bullet. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z With higher atmospheric pressures, liquid water would be possible. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The atmospheric pressure is so high, however, that we cannot see the surface. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The engine is simple because, like Papin’s first steam engine of 1690, it consists of a single cylinder powered by atmospheric pressure only. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z This was, in other words, an adaptation of his atmospheric steam engine, or rather a reversion to his earlier plan for a wind-gun powered by atmospheric pressure. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z We were all waiting for the atmospheric pressure to return to normal. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Third, 100 percent oxygen would not be used on the launch pad, at full atmospheric pressure, but would be used only in orbit, at one- third atmospheric pressure. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Does that mean that Drake’s unconventional approach doesn’t hold up at higher atmospheric pressure? Popcast: Drake's Bully Pulpit 2015-08-07T04:00:00Z Under the increased atmospheric pressure, darkness, and even temperature of their marine environment, they turn unusually soft, says the firm’s founder Borja Saracho. When the winemaker wore a wet suit: Spain's $100 subsea tipple 2019-06-20T04:00:00Z There's the pole of inaccessibility, for the greatest distance from a coast; the cold pole, for the most frigid place; the pole of variability, for the spot with the greatest range in atmospheric pressure. 1912: The Year the World Discovered Antarctica by Chris Turney – review 2012-11-22T08:00:01Z “It all depends on the day and the atmospheric pressure.” In Search of Enheduanna, History’s First Named Author 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z Those higher altitudes means that there's more atmospheric pressure, resulting in cooler air and allowing grapes to ripen more slowly. What is Chianti, really? Chianti Classico and the black rooster, explained 2022-09-04T04:00:00Z Jack Henry Abbott, in his 1981 book, “In the Belly of the Beast,” wrote that he wanted to convey the “atmospheric pressure” of being a long-term prisoner in America. Books of The Times: ?In the Place of Justice,? Wilbert Rideau?s Prison Memoir 2010-05-04T22:14:00Z Suddenly, though, the atmospheric pressure changes; the chill disappears from the air. In Ann Patchett’s ‘Commonwealth,’ Knotting and Unknotting the Ties That Bind 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z The living space is at a depth of about 50 feet, where the atmospheric pressure is roughly 2.5 to three times that at the surface. Cousteau grandson pays tribute by trying to beat undersea record 2013-06-30T14:05:17Z “We’re the only ones talking about gravitational forces and atmospheric pressure and what that does for the human being.” Go ahead and hate Goop. Gwyneth Paltrow is having the last laugh. 2018-06-12T04:00:00Z From the very first note, he so radically changed the atmospheric pressure in the hall, it was as if he had packed a keyboard bomb cyclone in his suitcase. For pianist Igor Levit, first the Gilmore award, then a stupendous, cyclonic recital 2018-01-08T05:00:00Z The tiny molecule must be stored at either temperatures below -253 degrees Celsius or at pressures as high as 700 times atmospheric pressure, conditions that are infeasible for widespread transport and prone to leakage. Ammonia fuel offers great benefits but demands careful action 2023-11-13T05:00:00Z And here's the really cool part: at atmospheric pressure, it never melts—when it reaches 2,700 degrees Celsius, it skips a liquid form and turns straight from a solid into a gaseous vapor. What It Takes to Grow Crystals in Space 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z But the atmospheric pressure, while crushing by human standards, can’t compare to the weight of even just a few kilometers of rock overhead deep in the Earth. Earth is a geological oddball in our solar system. This is why. 2023-10-12T04:00:00Z As you ascend to higher altitudes, atmospheric pressure decreases. Why Do Airplane Flights Cause Digestive Problems? 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z As a physical quantity pressure is encountered in various fields: atmospheric pressure in meteorology, blood pressure in medicine, or even in everyday life with pressure cookers and vacuum-sealed foods. Light and sound waves reveal negative pressure 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z Normally, the intensity of the winds and therefore the ocean currents is predominantly determined by the atmospheric pressure difference in the NAO. Riddle of varying warm water inflow in the Arctic now solved 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z In 2021, a large ridge of high atmospheric pressure trapped hot air over the region and brought unprecedented temperatures to the region. What's causing cancer in PNW clams? 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z Mysterious reports of tremors on a small Danish island in the Baltic Sea prompted a seismological investigation that points toward atmospheric pressure waves as the possible culprit. Strange Tremors Rattle Danish Island--But it Wasn't an Earthquake 2023-05-18T04:00:00Z The 15- to 25-mph winds are being caused by high atmospheric pressure in the north meeting low pressure in the south, said Rose Schoenfeld, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. Strong winds expected to continue in L.A. County until late Sunday; more rain this week 2023-03-26T04:00:00Z Mr. Lankov differs, saying some features of a new UUV would be easier to manage: “They don’t have to worry about re-entry vehicles, atmospheric pressures and so on. This is easier than ballistic missiles.” North Korea claims test of Russia-style unmanned underwater nuke 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z When the atmospheric pressure difference lessens, both the winds and the low-pressure areas run out of momentum. Riddle of varying warm water inflow in the Arctic now solved 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z “All the books are very good at conveying what Hilary Mantel called the atmospheric pressure of the times,” he said. 6 books compete for nonfiction ‘winner of winners’ prize 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z That suggests that further investigations of the material could lead to a superconductor that works at ambient room temperatures and at the usual atmospheric pressure of 14.7 pounds per square inch. A Room-Temperature Superconductor Discovery Aims to Overcome Resistance 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z Greater frequency and intensity of thunderstorms — another consequence of climate change — have also been linked to the rise of thunderstorm asthma triggered by atmospheric pressure changes and storms lifting allergens into the air. Adult-onset asthma is common. What to consider if you’re diagnosed. 2023-03-05T05:00:00Z That one formed at a temperature of about minus 100 degrees Fahrenheit and a pressure of 5,000 times the usual atmospheric pressure. Take Water. Add Sodium Chloride. Chill and Squeeze Into Salty Ices. 2023-02-25T05:00:00Z It describes variations in atmospheric pressure around Antarctica which in turn influence the continent's famous encircling westerly winds. Antarctica sea-ice hits new record low 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z And if you stepped outside sans spacesuit, the extreme cold would freeze you to death while the low atmospheric pressure would cause your blood to boil inside your veins. Why humans may not be able to live on Mars without horrific health consequences 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z At follow-up appointments, the researchers asked patients how much pain they were experiencing and recorded local weather data for that day, including temperature, atmospheric pressure and humidity. Why Do Weather Changes Make My Pain Worse? 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z The less-pithy definition is a “a 24-hour period in which the central pressure falls by at least 24 millibars,” which is a measure of atmospheric pressure. Can We Talk About How We Talk About the Weather? 2023-01-18T05:00:00Z The scientists showed that the new hydrate that formed at 5,000 times atmospheric pressure remained stable after the pressure was removed and at perhaps temperatures as warm as minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit. Take Water. Add Sodium Chloride. Chill and Squeeze Into Salty Ices. 2023-02-25T05:00:00Z Other factors, such as windstorms or atmospheric pressure, are not weighed since they’re difficult to forecast. What to know about king tides in Puget Sound and why they happen 2022-12-29T05:00:00Z The "bomb cyclone" winter storm - which occurs when atmospheric pressure plummets, causing heavy snow and winds - has disrupted travel across the US. US winter storm traps New York State residents in cars 2022-12-26T05:00:00Z Patients reported more pain at their one-year follow-ups if the atmospheric pressure — which often drops right before storms and cold fronts — was low and if the relative humidity was above 70% on their appointment days. Why Do Weather Changes Make My Pain Worse? 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z The "bomb cyclone" winter storm - which occurs when atmospheric pressure plummets, causing heavy snow and winds - has disrupted travel across the country. US storm: Death toll in historic Arctic freeze rises to 24 2022-12-25T05:00:00Z “It can be created by many different conditions, including atmospheric pressure, jet streams, air around mountains, cold or warm weather fronts or thunderstorms,” the agency says on its website. Just how dangerous is turbulence? 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z A bomb cyclone, when atmospheric pressure plummets, has brought snow, strong winds and freezing temperatures. US winter storm: Americans and Canadians face mass outages on Christmas Day 2022-12-24T05:00:00Z A bomb cyclone, caused when atmospheric pressure plummets, has brought blizzard conditions to the Great Lakes on the US-Canada border. Winter storm continues to pummel North America 2022-12-24T05:00:00Z The researchers examined patients’ pain ratings, recorded under various local weather conditions, and found that their pain worsened with increasing humidity and decreasing atmospheric pressure. Why Do Weather Changes Make My Pain Worse? 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z Forecasters said a bomb cyclone — when atmospheric pressure drops very quickly in a strong storm — had developed near the Great Lakes, stirring up blizzard conditions, including heavy winds and snow. Winter storm batters US power, snarling Christmas travel 2022-12-24T05:00:00Z A bomb cyclone, when atmospheric pressure plummets, brought blizzard-like conditions to the Great Lakes. Winter storm's icy blast hits 200 million in US 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z That’s according to the National Weather Service, which says the atmospheric pressure of the storm has dropped rapidly enough over the past 24 hours to classify the system that way. Weather around the U.S. | Travel chaos, bitter cold 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z Forecasters are expecting a bomb cyclone - when atmospheric pressure drops very quickly in a strong storm - to develop near the Great Lakes. Massive winter storm brings frigid temps, snow and ice to U.S. 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z A 2007 study found pretty much the opposite: Pain associated with knee arthritis increased with every 10-degree drop in temperature, but pain eased when atmospheric pressure dropped. Why Do Weather Changes Make My Pain Worse? 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z Forecasters are expecting a bomb cyclone — when atmospheric pressure drops very quickly in a strong storm — to develop near the Great Lakes. Massive winter storm brings frigid temps, snow and ice to U.S. 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z That occurs when atmospheric pressure drops quickly in a strong storm. Alaska Digest, 1pm update 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z Weather forecasters are calling for a bomb cyclone — when atmospheric pressure drops quickly in a strong storm — to develop near the Great Lakes, increasing winds and creating blizzard conditions. Biden urges Americans to take weather warnings seriously, adjust holiday plans 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z Forecasters are expecting a bomb cyclone - when atmospheric pressure drops very quickly in a strong storm - to develop near the Great Lakes, which will increase winds and create blizzard conditions, Cook said. Temperatures fall far and fast as winter storm threatens U.S. 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z One study reported that nerves in rats that communicate pain sensations to the brain were more active at a lower atmospheric pressure. Why Do Weather Changes Make My Pain Worse? 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z As a hurricane approaches a coast, the churning winds force ocean water up onto land; atmospheric pressure from the storm also helps squeeze the water ashore. Explainer: How hurricanes cause dangerous, destructive storm surges 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z This high atmospheric pressure is linked to the configuration of the jet streams, bands of speedy winds that form high in the atmosphere in areas where cold air and hot air meet. A short guide to understanding heat domes. 2022-09-01T04:00:00Z Does the atmospheric pressure on the water's surface affect the pressure below? College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z These may seem like huge amounts, and they are, but life on earth has evolved under such atmospheric pressure. Chemistry 2019-02-14T00:00:00Z Water weighs the same whether in liquid or vapor form, so if the oceans boiled away, the atmospheric pressure of the water would still be 300 bars. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z With temperatures of hundreds of degrees Celsius and crushing atmospheric pressures at the planet’s unforgiving surface, however, there are significant challenges to designing a machine that could survive long enough to conduct meaningful seismology. Seismic Missions Could Reveal the Solar System’s Underworlds 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z The atmosphere is constantly trying to restore equilibrium, and wind is associated with these changes in atmospheric pressure over short distances. For coastal L.A., the hottest days of summer are yet to come 2022-07-23T04:00:00Z At first, the pressure P is essentially equal to atmospheric pressure, and the volume V increases in direct proportion to the number of atoms and molecules N put into the tire. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z Use Figure 10.24 to determine the approximate atmospheric pressure at the camp. Chemistry 2019-02-14T00:00:00Z But we still find life—not just microbial, but even animal life—at the bottoms of our ocean trenches, where pressures are more than 1000 times atmospheric pressure. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z To the nearest foot, how high is the peak of a mountain with an atmospheric pressure of pounds per square inch? Algebra and Trigonometry 2015-02-13T00:00:00Z Its atmosphere is almost entirely carbon dioxide, and the atmospheric pressure at its surface is 92 times higher than on Earth. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The high-velocity stream of water and air creates a region of lower pressure inside the shower, and standard atmospheric pressure on the other side. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z At room temperature and typical atmospheric pressure, for example, ice will spontaneously melt, but water will not spontaneously freeze. Chemistry 2019-02-14T00:00:00Z The atmospheric pressure on this moon is 1.6 bars, higher than that on any other moon and, remarkably, even higher than that of the terrestrial planets Mars and Earth. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z A bar is a measure of pressure, with 1 bar being normal atmospheric pressure at sea level. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z The body requires a precise atmospheric pressure to maintain its gases in solution and to facilitate respiration—the intake of oxygen and the release of carbon dioxide. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z Thus the nozzle pressure equals atmospheric pressure, as it must because the water exits into the atmosphere without changes in its conditions. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z Consider this scenario and answer the following questions: On a mid-August day in the northeastern United States, the following information appeared in the local newspaper: atmospheric pressure at sea level 29.97 in. Chemistry 2019-02-14T00:00:00Z The blast wave spread around the world, as recorded by instruments designed to measure changes in atmospheric pressure. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z In the vadose zone, fluid pressure in the pores is less than atmospheric pressure. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z Explain these phenomena in terms of atmospheric pressure. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z Carbon dioxide, on the other hand, sublimates at standard atmospheric pressure of 1 atm. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z At this concentration, what is the partial pressure of gaseous mercury if the atmospheric pressure is 733 torr at 26 °C? Chemistry 2019-02-14T00:00:00Z Shattered by atmospheric pressure, the stony projectile with a mass of approximately 10,000 tons disintegrated above our planet’s surface to create a blast equivalent to a 5-megaton nuclear bomb. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z The water table will generally mirror surface topography, though more subdued because hydrostatic pressure is equal to atmospheric pressure along the surface of the water table. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z Although you may not perceive it, atmospheric pressure is constantly pressing down on your body. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z There is a net force on the eardrum, since the sound wave pressures differ from the atmospheric pressure found behind the eardrum. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z Temperature scales are defined relative to selected reference temperatures: Two of the most commonly used are the freezing and boiling temperatures of water at a specified atmospheric pressure. Chemistry 2019-02-14T00:00:00Z Because Pluto is a few degrees warmer than Triton, its atmospheric pressure is about ten times greater. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z A mass of hot air pressing down above the region, tethered to high atmospheric pressure, is resisting the marine air from the Pacific that typically circulates a cool breeze through Western Washington. After one of the mildest early summers on record, first heat wave of 2022 scorches Seattle 2022-06-26T04:00:00Z Your ability to breathe—that is, to take in oxygen and release carbon dioxide—also depends upon a precise atmospheric pressure. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z In fact, if there were a gaping hole in your tire, the gauge would read zero, even though atmospheric pressure exists in the tire. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z However, this quantity depends on the atmospheric pressure and the starting temperature of the water. Chemistry 2019-02-14T00:00:00Z These glaciers are thought to have formed during warm periods, when the atmospheric pressure was greater and snow and ice could precipitate. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Another factor is a strong West African monsoon, which supports the development of areas of low atmospheric pressure known as African easterly waves, from which intense storms can form. For a 7th Year, a Busy Hurricane Season Is Expected 2022-05-24T04:00:00Z A hyperbaric chamber is a reinforced, closed chamber that is pressurized to greater than atmospheric pressure. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z But atmospheric pressure has no net effect on blood flow since it adds to the pressure coming out of the heart and going back into it, too. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z Although we do not normally notice atmospheric pressure, we are sensitive to pressure changes—for example, when your ears “pop” during take- off and landing while flying, or when you dive underwater. Chemistry 2019-02-14T00:00:00Z Anticyclones - an area of high atmospheric pressure where the air sinks - also led to hot, dry weather over parts of western India in March. Heatwave in India leaves millions struggling to cope 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z "This eruption produced the largest ash column that's ever been measured on satellite data and very large atmospheric pressure waves that travelled around the Earth. It really was a spectacularly big event," said Prof Cronin. NZ professor snorkels over Tonga volcano 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z A pressure that is equal to the atmospheric pressure is expressed as zero. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z What is important is how much greater blood pressure is than atmospheric pressure. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z Snow and ice sublime at temperatures below the melting point of water, a slow process that may be accelerated by winds and the reduced atmospheric pressures at high altitudes. Chemistry 2019-02-14T00:00:00Z Despite differences in atmospheric pressure on Earth and Mars, sealed and pressurized components of the cars would likely not be affected, according to the report. NASA Eyes Electric Car Tech for Future Moon Rovers 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z Experts say the storm will undergo bombogenesis, meaning that colder air is expected to mix with warmer sea air, leading to a swift drop in atmospheric pressure. US East Coast hunkers down for 'bombogenesis' snowstorm 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z Air flows out of the lungs during expiration based on the same principle; pressure within the lungs becomes greater than the atmospheric pressure. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z Blood pressure measurements, like tire pressures, are thus made relative to atmospheric pressure. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z The atmospheric pressure wave may have also played a role in the unusual tsunamis that occurred. Here’s What Scientists Know About the Tonga Volcano Eruption 2022-01-19T05:00:00Z Belching volcanic ash nearly 20 feet into the air, the underwater volcano sent tsunami waves all the way to the Pacific Coast and released an atmospheric pressure wave all over the world. Tonga suffers a humanitarian crisis as residents struggle to recover from volcanic eruption 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z Another memorable chapter features construction divers, working in four times atmospheric pressure. New photo book ‘Supertunnel’ chronicles Bertha’s complicated journey in the construction of Seattle’s Highway 99 tunnel 2021-12-29T05:00:00Z When a bottle of sparkling water is left open, it eventually goes flat because its gases continue to move out of solution until the pressure in the water is approximately equal to atmospheric pressure. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z In fact, atmospheric pressure does add to the pressure in any fluid not enclosed in a rigid container. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z It continually mixes the nutrient broth that bathes the embryos and ensures that oxygen levels and atmospheric pressure are congenial. Science’s 2021 Breakthrough of the Year: AI brings protein structures to all 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z CPAPs work by forcing a constant level of air pressure greater than atmospheric pressure into your upper airway. CPAP nation: Why millions of Americans willingly go to sleep with a hose strapped to their face 2021-12-13T05:00:00Z This would influence a bird's sense of its own body relevant to the rest of the world it inhabits, and also open it up to a universe of sensory experiences based on atmospheric pressures. A philosopher of science explains how birds perceive time and space differently than humans 2021-12-04T05:00:00Z One atm is equal to 760 mm Hg, which is the atmospheric pressure at sea level. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z A barometer is a device that measures atmospheric pressure. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z In the Pacific Northwest, a bomb cyclone, a type of storm known for its falling atmospheric pressure, was expected to push the atmospheric river south, affecting areas south of San Francisco, Mr. Miller said. Bomb Cyclone and ‘Atmospheric River’ Pummel California With Rain and Wind 2021-10-24T04:00:00Z For comparison, the central atmospheric pressure of Hurricane Larry, which brought sustained winds of 80 miles per hour to Newfoundland when it struck the East Coast of Canada in September, was an estimated 955 millibars. Severity of ‘bomb cyclone’ uncertain, but Seattle area should prepare for wind, rain and power outages 2021-10-22T04:00:00Z Anticyclones are areas of high atmospheric pressure where the air is sinking. Italy may have registered Europe's hottest temperature on record 2021-08-11T04:00:00Z Typically, for respiration, other pressure values are discussed in relation to atmospheric pressure. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z This device measures atmospheric pressure, rather than gauge pressure, because there is a nearly pure vacuum above the mercury in the tube. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z "The design is a spherical shell. However, a homogeneous spherical shell is not able to withstand the atmospheric pressure. So we need a sandwich shell," Akhmeteli added. As a helium shortage looms, "vacuum balloons" could save physics, medicine, and birthday parties 2020-09-27T04:00:00Z But the particular cloud layer where the phosphine is present happens to be relatively balmy, with ample sunlight and Earth-like atmospheric pressure and temperature. Venus Might Host Life, New Discovery Suggests 2020-09-14T04:00:00Z Engineers are also testing how the ventilator performs at different altitudes, with different atmospheric pressures. Colombia turns to emergency ventilators to treat COVID-19 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z Therefore, negative pressure is pressure lower than the atmospheric pressure, whereas positive pressure is pressure that it is greater than the atmospheric pressure. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z When atmospheric pressure varies, the mercury rises or falls, giving important clues to weather forecasters. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z The MJO influences the winds, the locations of low and high atmospheric pressure centers, and where fronts arise in many regions. Accurate Weather Forecasts 28 Days Out 2020-07-21T04:00:00Z High-pressure systems are swirling, clockwise-moving patterns of airflow, where the atmospheric pressure tends to be higher than the surrounding atmosphere. Persistent Cloudless Skies Helped Fuel Exceptional Greenland Ice Melt 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z The concept that Captain Bond developed was “saturation diving,” which involves putting divers under high atmospheric pressure before descent and bringing them back to normal very gradually. Robert Barth, a Pioneer of Deep-Sea Diving, Dies at 89 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z This increase in volume leads to a decrease in intra-alveolar pressure, creating a pressure lower than atmospheric pressure. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z The barometer can also be used as an altimeter, since average atmospheric pressure varies with altitude. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z Temperatures that year were influenced by a strong El Niño, when changes in sea temperature, atmospheric pressure and winds in the equatorial Pacific led to short-term variations in temperature. 2019 Was Second Hottest Year on Record 2020-01-08T05:00:00Z High atmospheric pressure, light winds and local wood burning will create “ideal conditions for fine particulate levels to remain in the high moderate range,” wrote the Maryland Department of the Environment. Stagnant air brings ‘unhealthy’ pollution levels to Washington 2019-12-24T05:00:00Z Lear is a barometer of political and social change, albeit one that responds to the barometric pressure on the right and then shapes the atmospheric pressure of the left. Norman Lear, creator of Archie Bunker, is shocked at Trump and the state of America 2019-12-23T05:00:00Z The intrapulmonary pressure rises above atmospheric pressure, creating a pressure gradient that causes air to leave the lungs. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z Mercury barometers and manometers are so common that units of mm Hg are often quoted for atmospheric pressure and blood pressures. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z Generally speaking, the lower the atmospheric pressure, the more intense the storm. Thanksgiving-week storm created a record 75-foot wave off California coast 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z His duties were mainly instrumental: taking readings of temperature, atmospheric pressure, and so forth. The Fanciful Flamboyance of “The Aeronauts” 2019-11-29T05:00:00Z A cyclone is the meteorological term for a system of winds that rotate inward toward low atmospheric pressure. Is the Thanksgiving week storm approaching Southern California really a 'bomb cyclone'? 2019-11-26T05:00:00Z In a hyperbaric chamber, the atmospheric pressure is increased, causing a greater amount of oxygen than normal to diffuse into the bloodstream of the patient. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z The pressure due to the mercury's weight, hρg , equals atmospheric pressure. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, on the tube’s outer surface, the second catalyst—which contains vanadium, nitrogen, and iron—causes the hydrogen ions, the electrons, and nitrogen molecules piped in separately to form ammonia, all at atmospheric pressure. New reactor could halve carbon dioxide emissions from ammonia production 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z Especially if the aerogel layer is lightly airtight, maintaining a slightly higher atmospheric pressure beneath it. Aerogel Mars 2019-10-19T04:00:00Z Meteorologists described the storm as a “bomb cyclone,” sometimes known as a “winter hurricane,” which occurs when atmospheric pressure drops especially dramatically — by 24 millibars in 24 hours. Northeast ‘Bomb Cyclone’: Powerful Winds Knock Out Power to 500,000 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z Hyperbaric chamber therapy can treat carbon monoxide poisoning, because the increased atmospheric pressure causes more oxygen to diffuse into the bloodstream. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z Water pressure inside a hose nozzle can be less than atmospheric pressure due to the Bernoulli effect. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z More basically, diamonds are not a stable state of carbon at ordinary temperatures and atmospheric pressure. The Exquisite Precision of Time Crystals 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z The right temperatures and atmospheric pressure have to be maintained. Elon Musk’s future Starship updates could use more details on human health and survival 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z According to NOAA, The Blob's emergence over the last few months is due to high atmospheric pressure which dampened the winds that cool the ocean’s surface. The Blob is back, and it's killing sea life 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z As a result, it is more difficult for a body to achieve the same level of oxygen saturation at high altitude than at low altitude, due to lower atmospheric pressure. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z Water pressure inside a hose nozzle can be less than atmospheric pressure due to the Bernoulli effect. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z At that moment, the capsule will be feeling the highest forces from atmospheric pressure and intense temperatures. NASA is testing how its new deep-space crew capsule handles a rocket emergency 2019-07-01T04:00:00Z The common features of these hydrogen sulfide and lanthanum hydride superconductors are that they are rich in hydrogen and that superconductivity emerges only under pressures above about one million times atmospheric pressure. Superconductivity near room temperature 2019-05-21T04:00:00Z Forecasters say that for a storm to officially qualify as a bomb cyclone, the atmospheric pressure must drop at least 24 millibars in 24 hours, creating a particularly strong and rapidly intensifying storm. Powerful Storm Threatens More Misery in Flood-Hit Midwest 2019-04-08T04:00:00Z This change is caused by a low partial pressure of oxygen in the air, because the atmospheric pressure at high altitudes is lower than the atmospheric pressure at sea level. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z Explain in terms of energy how the water can emerge from the nozzle against the opposing atmospheric pressure. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z The cabin was pressurized to 16.7 pounds per square inch, slightly higher than sea-level atmospheric pressure of 14.7 pounds per square inch. The inside story of the Apollo 1 cabin fire 2019-03-24T04:00:00Z What is the practical importance of superconductivity in materials synthesized in minuscule quantities at more than one million times atmospheric pressure? Superconductivity near room temperature 2019-05-21T04:00:00Z A millibar is the measurement of atmospheric pressure, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 'Bomb cyclone' to sock central US with blizzard conditions, severe weather, raging winds for up to 70 million 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z When you open the bottle, the pressure of the gas above the liquid changes from artificially high to normal atmospheric pressure. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z The freezing and boiling temperatures of water at standard atmospheric pressure are commonly used. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z Some scientists - but by no means most - see a connection between human-caused climate change and difference in atmospheric pressure that causes slower moving waves in the air. Science Says: Get used to polar vortex outbreaks 2019-01-28T05:00:00Z Some scientists — but by no means most — see a connection between human-caused climate change and difference in atmospheric pressure that causes slower moving waves in the air. Science Says: Get used to polar vortex outbreaks 2019-01-28T05:00:00Z The process by which a cyclone rapidly intensifies as it experiences a drop in atmospheric pressure. These 13 words defined our overheating planet in 2018 2018-12-30T05:00:00Z The balloons carried barometers to measure changes in atmospheric pressure and detect the earthquake’s infrasound waves, low-frequency acoustic vibrations below the threshold of human hearing. A desert explosion helps scientists plan earthquake-detecting balloons on Venus 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z Carbon dioxide, for example, is a gas at room temperature and atmospheric pressure, but becomes a liquid under sufficiently high pressure. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z Melodies are endless and inventively transformed, the atmospheric pressure ever changing. Review: With Ellen Reid's incandescent 'prism,' an opera composer is born 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z The oscillation is an irregular fluctuation of atmospheric pressure that impacts weather and climate, which in turn affects things like reproduction and food availability for shellfish. Warming hurting shellfish, aiding predators, ruining habitat 2018-11-11T05:00:00Z A pine tree punched a hole in the roof and his ears popped when the atmospheric pressure fell. 'Like an atomic bomb': Hurricane Michael leaves trail of devastation 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z Luettich and his colleagues specialize in modelling storm surges, which occur as atmospheric pressure drops and powerful winds drive ocean waves into the land. The storm researchers on the watch as Hurricane Florence approaches 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z Tire gauges are simply designed to read zero at atmospheric pressure and positive when pressure is greater than atmospheric. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z The ranking system once took several factors into consideration, including storm surges and atmospheric pressure. What Is a Category 5 Hurricane? How the Storms Are Classified 2018-09-11T04:00:00Z They found that the metallic hydrogen transition occurred at less crushing pressures: only 2 million times atmospheric pressure. Settling Arguments About Hydrogen With 168 Giant Lasers 2018-08-16T04:00:00Z And frozen carbon dioxide on the southern polar cap sublimates, raising the global atmospheric pressure. Dust Bowl Mars 2018-07-14T04:00:00Z That crucial finding has informed the development of a new stunning method called LAPS, or low atmospheric pressure stunning, which has already been approved in the EU for chicken slaughter. Is it cruel to stun animals with CO2? 2018-07-04T04:00:00Z Similarly, atmospheric pressure adds to blood pressure in every part of the circulatory system. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z Measuring storms is difficult along Mexico’s coasts, where the infrastructure to gather basic information about wind speed and atmospheric pressure is limited. Mexico's disaster bonds were meant to provide quick cash after hurricanes and earthquakes. But it often hasn’t worked out that way 2018-04-08T04:00:00Z The Sandia scientists reported that the metallic transition occurred at about 44 million pounds per square inch, or about 3 million times the atmospheric pressure at ground level on Earth. Settling Arguments About Hydrogen With 168 Giant Lasers 2018-08-16T04:00:00Z That's the arrival of an area of high atmospheric pressure that brings mild weather. California bakes as winter temperatures set new records across the state 2018-02-05T05:00:00Z And in the southern polar region, it appears to influence atmospheric pressure fields. El Nino's long reach to Antarctic ice 2018-01-08T05:00:00Z In brief, it is very common for pressure gauges to ignore atmospheric pressure—that is, to read zero at atmospheric pressure. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z A “cyclone bomb” is defined by a specific and extreme drop in atmospheric pressure that will drive strong winds. East Coast blizzard cancels dozens of flights in sunny Los Angeles 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z That compressed the deuterium to a pressure that was 6 million times greater than atmospheric pressure while keeping temperatures to what the physicists regarded as cool: below 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit. Settling Arguments About Hydrogen With 168 Giant Lasers 2018-08-16T04:00:00Z In a bomb cyclone, the temperature difference between the two air masses leads to a steep and rapid — meteorologists often use the term “explosive” — drop in atmospheric pressure. Why So Cold? Climate Change May Be Part of the Answer 2018-01-03T05:00:00Z What is technically a "midlatitude cyclone" refers to when a storm gains strength from an extreme drop in atmospheric pressure. Bomb Cyclones and Polar Vortexes—This Winter's Scary Weather Explained 2018-01-03T05:00:00Z We therefore define gauge pressure to be the pressure relative to atmospheric pressure. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z This process causes a steep drop in atmospheric pressure of at least 24 millibars over 24 hours. The 'bomb cyclone' heading for the eastern US – is that even a thing? 2018-01-03T05:00:00Z The pressure in a chilled bottle is around four times atmospheric pressure, and at room temperature, enough of the dissolved gas leaves the liquid to raise the pressure inside the bottle to eight atmospheres. What’s Really Behind Champagne’s ‘Pop’ 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z The exact meteorological causes are complex, but the pattern of atmospheric pressure across North America played an important role. Opinion | How We Know It Was Climate Change 2017-12-29T05:00:00Z Preparing food is essentially a full-time job because the high altitude and low atmospheric pressure mean it takes three or four hours to cook lentils and rice. The real enemy on the world's highest battlefield 2017-12-29T05:00:00Z Gauge pressure is positive for pressures above atmospheric pressure, and negative for pressures below it. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z The increase in pain associated with weather changes occurs during the rapid change in atmospheric pressure before it rains. Can the Weather Make Bones and Joints Ache? 2017-12-13T05:00:00Z For instance, local winds might be more important than atmospheric pressures for predicting urban air quality. Five priorities for weather and climate research The result is varying levels of atmospheric pressure around the globe, which affects the way air flows from one place to another. Wind Turbines May Turn Slower in a Warmer World 2017-12-12T05:00:00Z The five-year drought was exacerbated by an atmospheric pressure system in the North Pacific Ocean that researchers dubbed the "ridiculously resilient ridge," which pushed storms farther north and deprived the Southwest of precipitation. Melting Ice Could Cause More California Droughts 2017-12-05T05:00:00Z The jar's rigidity prevents atmospheric pressure from being transmitted to the peanuts. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z This is most likely because there are small amounts of air in the joints which expand as the atmospheric pressure drops and then the pressure in the joints equalises over a few days. Can the Weather Make Bones and Joints Ache? 2017-12-13T05:00:00Z The model the scientists used homed in on the link between the disappearance of sea ice in the Arctic and the buildup of high ridges of atmospheric pressure over the Pacific Ocean. Climate scientists see alarming new threat to California 2017-12-05T05:00:00Z King George III commissioned him to make an elaborate instrument for recording atmospheric pressure, and he pioneered the microtome, a device for cutting ultra-fine slivers of wood for microscopic analysis. How the humble S-bend made modern toilets possible 2017-10-15T04:00:00Z This is not an idle question; decoding the mysteries of nature, from atmospheric pressure to electricity to DNA, allowed people to bend the natural world to their will, and to grow richer in the process. The cost of innovation has risen, and productivity has suffered 2017-09-28T04:00:00Z The inward surface tension force causes bubbles to be approximately spherical and raises the pressure of the gas trapped inside relative to atmospheric pressure outside. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z Meteorologists did a good job of tracking it from the moment it was born as a tropical wave--an area of low atmospheric pressure--off the coast of Africa on Aug. 13. Houston After Harvey 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z The NAO is driven by differences in atmospheric pressure between the North Pole and the Equator. Climate change has shifted the timing of European floods - BBC News 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z The natural factors driving the burst in sea level included an El Niño and the North Atlantic Oscillation, the shift in atmospheric pressure over the ocean, researchers found. Sea Level Rise Is Speeding Up in Parts of the Southeastern U.S. 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z In Peng’s method, the plasma would need to be heated to just 100 degrees Celsius at under normal atmospheric pressure, substantially lowering pollution in creating ammonia. Minnesota university center researching sustainable energy 2017-07-01T04:00:00Z Pressure in the middle ear can result in significant force on the eardrum if it differs greatly from atmospheric pressure, such as while scuba diving. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z Inside the contraption, sensors pick up the tiny change in atmospheric pressure as the device travels up and down. The fight to save thousands of lives with sea-floor sensors 2017-06-20T04:00:00Z In Allam's particular Brayton cycle, CO2 is compressed to 300 times atmospheric pressure—equivalent to a depth of 3 kilometers in the ocean. Goodbye smokestacks: Startup invents zero-emission fossil fuel power 2017-05-24T04:00:00Z In one study, for example, researchers noted a strong correlation between the change in atmospheric pressure during Hurricane Sandy and images uploaded to Flickr marked with tags related to the storm. Flickr tags could help predict floods 2017-03-07T05:00:00Z After about an hour, when the balloon was nearly nineteen miles high, the low atmospheric pressure caused it to burst, as expected, and the camera came down on a parachute. Jack White’s Infinite Imagination 2017-03-05T05:00:00Z Absolute pressure is the sum of gauge pressure and atmospheric pressure. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z The instruments captured the atmospheric pressures and electrical currents of 11 dust devils that swept directly over one of the sensors or close by. Dust devils have an electric heartbeat 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z At normal atmospheric pressures, oxygen turns solid at -362 degrees Fahrenheit. Elon Musk Says SpaceX Rocket Launches Might Resume Next Month 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z STP hires divers from Ballard Marine Construction to inspect and replace the machine’s 70-pound bits because the dig is happening under 2½ times atmospheric pressure, or greater. Bertha restarts ahead of schedule after 6-day break 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z These weigh 75 pounds and must be installed in front of the cylindrical drill by divers working at 2½ times atmospheric pressure. Bertha’s halfway done; if this keeps up, it could emerge in May (knock on wood) 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z A mercury barometer is a device that measures atmospheric pressure. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z Besides helping explain the current pattern of ices on Pluto’s surface, the new simulations also shed light on substantial changes in Pluto’s atmospheric pressure observed in recent years. How Pluto got its heart of ice 2016-09-19T04:00:00Z One monitor features a live video feed; others display light levels, air temperature, humidity and atmospheric pressure from the 100 or so sensors scattered around the office. The office experiment: Can science build the perfect workspace? 2016-09-13T04:00:00Z For example, there's a strong statistical suggestion that the QBO influences the North Atlantic Oscillation, a pattern of seesawing atmospheric pressures that dominates European weather. Unprecedented disruption to atmosphere's pacemaker foretells wet winter for Europe 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z Muñoz’s team developed its model using almost two decades of satellite lightning maps, plus data on winds, sea surface temperature and atmospheric pressure and moisture in the Lake Maracaibo Basin. Scientists probe lightning hotspot to predict future strikes 2016-08-14T04:00:00Z Why does atmospheric pressure decrease more rapidly than linearly with altitude? College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z The sensors will gather real-time data about Masaya’s temperature, atmospheric pressure, gravity, and the variety of different gasses like carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulphide. This volcano in Nicaragua is going to be connected to the internet 2016-08-03T04:00:00Z This week, workers continue to check the cutting bits, working in brief shifts underground at under 2½ times atmospheric pressure. Highway 99’s tunnel ‘double-decker’ begins to take shape 2016-07-13T04:00:00Z Their bodies are expected to sustain 2.6 times atmospheric pressure, or 35 pounds per square inch, comparable to an automobile tire, said Dixon. A stoppage for Bertha while steel cutting teeth are inspected and replaced 2016-06-28T04:00:00Z Amidst the false dichotomy argument of whether an ant would die or not, nobody was considering the third option of lethal atmospheric pressure. If you drop an ant from the top of the Empire State Building, will it die? 2016-06-10T04:00:00Z Is there a net force on a dam due to atmospheric pressure? College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z El Niño and La Niña are two sides of the same story, one that involves atmospheric pressure, prevailing winds and sea surface temperatures in the equatorial Pacific. Curbs Are Lifted, but Water Issues Remain for California 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z Sanjoy Som and his colleagues at the University of Washington, in Seattle, were looking at lava to measure ancient atmospheric pressures. The curious lightness of an early atmosphere 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z The size difference in these bubbles provided a record of the atmospheric pressure pushing down on the molten rock as it cooled, the researchers said. Ancient lava bubbles reveal conditions on primordial Earth 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z The thin shroud of gas that surrounds the red planet means that the atmospheric pressure on Mars is half a percent of that found on Earth. Mysterious tracks on Mars may be formed by boiling water, study shows 2016-05-03T04:00:00Z Does atmospheric pressure add to the gas pressure in a rigid tank? College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z “The market” sounds like a natural system that might bear upon us equally, like gravity or atmospheric pressure. Neoliberalism – the ideology at the root of all our problems 2016-04-15T04:00:00Z Scientists began reporting early signs of El Niño conditions early last year, based on changes in surface-water temperatures and atmospheric pressure in the equatorial Pacific. El Niño Upsets Seasons and Upends Lives Worldwide 2016-03-19T04:00:00Z Just as preserving a physical archive requires careful consideration of temperature, humidity and atmospheric pressure to prevent paper from turning brittle and breaking, so digital archives need to be tended to. Why is the UK still printing its laws on vellum? - BBC News 2016-02-15T05:00:00Z Studies published in recent years agree that for the past three winters a region of high atmospheric pressure off the coast has diverted seasonal storms to the north. All the leaves are brown 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z When, in general, does atmospheric pressure not affect the total pressure in a fluid? College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z Playing off against El Nino is the Arctic Oscillation, and its index measures differences in atmospheric pressure between the Arctic and mid-latitudes. Weather experts say it's time to get ready for a winter whiplash as the polar vortex is about to elbow wet and warm El Nino out of spotlight for a while 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z What drives the bouncing droplet phenomenon is a lowering of atmospheric pressure that increases evaporation, according to the researchers, who published their findings in the journal Nature. Water’s Big (and Then Bigger) Bounce 2015-12-14T05:00:00Z These days the Southern Oscillation that Gilbert Walker defined is measured by the careful tracking of the atmospheric pressures and the sea temperatures in the region. El Niños wreak havoc everywhere: As we brace for the coming El Niño, here’s why their effects are so dramatic 2015-11-15T05:00:00Z The atmospheric pressure—measured in millibars—at the center of a hurricane is the preferred way to determine its power. What Makes Patricia the Most Powerful Hurricane Ever? 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z Pressure in the water stream becomes equal to atmospheric pressure once it emerges into the air. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z Its atmospheric pressure is only 0.6% of Earth’s and its surface is bombarded by ultraviolet radiation. After Mars, hunt for water and life goes deep into the solar system 2015-10-03T04:00:00Z It is not a simple proposition, because the temperatures are usually well below zero Celsius and the atmospheric pressure is so low that any liquid H20 will rapidly boil. Martian salt streaks 'painted by liquid water' - BBC News 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z If it were, it would rapidly evaporate because of the low atmospheric pressure on Mars, or freeze because of the low temperature. Water on Mars? The buildup to Nasa's 'mystery solved' announcement – live 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z This isn’t a perfect comparison, since atmospheric pressure at sea level is slightly lower in the western Pacific than in the eastern Pacific, Herndon says. What Makes Patricia the Most Powerful Hurricane Ever? 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z Explain why atmospheric pressure would push you toward the moving train. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z But there's a catch: Hydrogen sulfide works its magic only when squeezed to more than 100 million times atmospheric pressure, roughly one-third as high as the pressure in Earth’s core. Stinky hydrogen sulfide smashes superconductivity record 2015-08-17T04:00:00Z El Niño is associated with higher atmospheric pressure in the western Pacific, which tends to produce sunny, dry weather in parts of Australia and Indonesia, says Barnston. Developing El Niño could be strongest on record 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z If it were, it would rapidly evaporate because of the low atmospheric pressure on Mars, or freeze because of the low temperature. Water on Mars? The buildup to Nasa's 'mystery solved' announcement – live 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z We refer to the pressure of that weight as “atmospheric pressure,” and we measure it with a barometer. Al Roker: The Tragic History of Early Weather Forecasting 2015-08-04T04:00:00Z Explain in terms of energy how the water can emerge from the nozzle against the opposing atmospheric pressure. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z The sipping action occurs when you lower the air pressure in your mouth, which allows the atmospheric pressure to push the liquid up the straw. A Really Long Straw 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z The team also found that atmospheric pressure was plummeting—a sign that the atmosphere itself is shrinking, as molecules escape to space or condense out onto the surface. Glacierlike ice flows detected on Pluto’s surface 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z Also the atmospheric pressure, and the relative humidity. Roger Goodell has one credible option: Pardon Brady, blame lax protocols 2015-06-29T04:00:00Z For a long time, it just seemed interesting, and possibly useful, to know that atmospheric pressure exists at all. Al Roker: The Tragic History of Early Weather Forecasting 2015-08-04T04:00:00Z What will its pressure be if you let out an amount of air that has a volume of 100 cm3 at atmospheric pressure? College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z Recent studies agree that a region of high atmospheric pressure, known as a blocking ridge, has been disrupting wind patterns off California’s coast for the past three winters, diverting seasonal storms northwards. All the leaves are brown 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z “One of the predictions of our theory is that truly Earth-like planets, with solid surfaces and modest atmospheric pressures, are rare,” Laughlin says. Jupiter, Destroyer of Worlds, May Have Paved the Way for Earth 2015-04-01T04:00:00Z “One of the predictions of our theory is that truly Earth-like planets, with solid surfaces and modest atmospheric pressures, are rare,” he said. Jupiter Smashed The Super-Earth Version Of Our Solar System 2015-03-24T04:00:00Z And the lack of atmospheric pressure out in space caused Leonov’s suit to deform in unexpected ways, making it difficult for him to reenter his spacecraft and putting his life at risk. 50 Years of Walking in Space: Spacewalking’s Greatest Hits 2015-03-18T04:00:00Z What is the atmospheric pressure on top of Mt. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z Another challenge is to keep groundwater — at four times atmospheric pressure — from seeping through. Plan B ready in case Bertha can’t grind 20 feet to open air 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z Besides the cylindrical shape, the drill sits in watery soil that exerts four times atmospheric pressure, as if 105 feet undersea. Giant crane to lift 4 million pounds of tunnel drill Bertha 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z Brierley ordered digging to halt, at 90 feet, before hitting soils where groundwater would exert force of up to four times atmospheric pressure. City to bankroll own study of tunnel stress on viaduct 2015-01-12T05:00:00Z El Nino occurs when warmer than average sea surface temperatures in the eastern tropical Pacific combine, in a self-reinforcing loop, with atmospheric pressure systems. Q&A: World heads for warmest year 2014-12-03T05:00:00Z That is, there is more of the gas dissolved in the liquid than would normally stay in solution at room temperature and atmospheric pressure. Tapping into the science of the beer volcano 2014-11-12T05:00:00Z They attached two tubes to rapidly inflate the balloon, which would continue to swell in size as it ascended and the outside atmospheric pressure was reduced. For World Record, Alan Eustace Fought Atmosphere and Equipment 2014-10-27T04:00:00Z Patients breathe pure 100 percent oxygen under atmospheric pressure up to three times higher than normal, which significantly boosts the amount of oxygen in the blood stream. Hospitals Tout Benefits of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z They found evidence that changes in atmospheric pressure fields preceded changes in ocean temperatures by several months. Pacific Northwest Warming May Have Natural Roots 2014-09-23T04:00:00Z While failure of the primary system at a PWR can result in a highly pressurized release of radioactive material, MSRs operate at atmospheric pressure. Molten Salt Nuclear Reactors: Part Of America's Long-TermEnergy Future? 2014-09-22T04:00:00Z The present-day atmosphere of Mars, composed mostly of carbon dioxide, is extremely thin, with atmospheric pressure at the surface just 0.6% of the Earth's surface pressure. Mars Maven mission set for arrival 2014-09-21T04:00:00Z Malcolm Drilling, the pit subcontractor, is installing the pit walls as a barrier against groundwater that presses inward at triple atmospheric pressure. Stubborn concrete slows work on Bertha’s repair by a month 2014-07-29T04:00:00Z The scientists calculated the early Martian atmospheric pressure using patterns of ancient meteor craters and dry river beds seen on its surface today. Early air points to cold, dry Mars 2014-04-15T16:23:21Z How to Turn a Pencil Into a Diamond: take some graphene and just add hydrogen — and 150,000 times the atmospheric pressure at the Earth’s surface. Physics Week in Review: April 5, 2014 2014-04-05T09:55:01Z The ability to achieve high burn-up rates at atmospheric pressure was desirable. Molten Salt Nuclear Reactors: Part Of America's Long-TermEnergy Future? 2014-09-22T04:00:00Z A “bomb” is when the atmospheric pressure in a weather system drops by more than 24 millibars in 24 hours. Nor'easter Bomb Hits East Coast Thanks to a Rex Block. Huh? 2014-03-25T21:52:43Z There was a simultaneous significant drop in sea-level pressure -- or atmospheric pressure at sea level -- during the same time frame through 2005. Warming Arctic Spurs Cyclones and Sea Ice Loss 2014-02-20T14:30:00Z When atmospheric pressure pushes back against this area of lower pressure, it counteracts the ruler’s rotation, causing it to snap in two! Suction Science: How to Break a Ruler Using Air Pressure 2014-01-09T15:15:05.504Z But working at atmospheric pressures similar to what a diver would experience, the team could stay down only for short periods, he said, and each visitor would then need time in a decompression chamber. Under Seattle, a Big Object Blocks Bertha. What Is It? 2013-12-20T00:51:44Z They plotted when each photo was taken, and compared that to a graph of atmospheric pressure in New Jersey in the same period. Hurricane Sandy Tracked By Flickr Photo Stream 2013-11-12T12:45:00.503Z They found that the number of photographs taken tracked perfectly with the storm's landfall in New Jersey, as measured by atmospheric pressure, which decreases toward the center of a storm like Sandy. Flickr Posts Tracked Hurricane Sandy's Landfall 2013-11-05T23:15:00.490Z From little laser things that allow you to size up a room quickly through to gizmos to measure atmospheric pressure, humidity, gas levels in the atmosphere, ammeters and voltmeters. Google Motorola's Project Ara Might Well Work Best For Things That Are Not Smartphones 2013-10-29T16:45:00Z Not in the mood When atmospheric pressure was dropping rapidly, the male beetles became much less responsive to female pheromones. Amorous Insects Predict the Weather 2013-10-03T22:15:03.560Z Meanwhile, the sea-level location of the track means the high atmospheric pressure has a positive effect on engine performance and aerodynamics. Korean GP: 'Unusual but enjoyable' 2013-10-02T14:57:29Z The bizarre creature lives off the coast of south-eastern Australia and Tasmania, at depths of between 600 and 1,200m, where atmospheric pressure is several dozen times higher than at sea level. Blobfish wins ugliest animal vote 2013-09-12T10:02:59Z The diaphanous layer of gas enveloping Mars, where the atmospheric pressure is only about 1 percent of Earth’s at sea level, is predominantly carbon dioxide, with much smaller contributions from nitrogen and argon. Curiosity Rover Samples Air for a Taste of Mars History 2013-07-19T16:45:05.597Z "It is a mathematical model that takes into account environmental data such as atmospheric pressure, temperature, weight," the Frenchman, who is Tour de France rider Thibaut Pinot's older brother, added. Power data debate heats up at Tour de France 2013-07-07T13:56:09Z The researchers then compared these diaries to each day's weather conditions, including temperature, sunshine, precipitation, humidity and atmospheric pressure. No clear link between weather and fibromyalgia 2013-06-14T21:30:18Z Over the course of a month, the researchers monitored humidity levels, atmospheric pressure, precipitation, temperature and sunshine duration, using data from a meteorological institute. Well: Really? The Claim: Fibromyalgia Is Affected by Weather 2013-06-10T16:02:31Z Those observations led to an estimate that the Earth’s core pressure is about 3.3 million times the atmospheric pressure at the surface. The Center Of The Earth May Be Hotter Than The Sun's Surface 2013-04-28T05:59:05Z That may signal that the drop in atmospheric pressure wasn’t the mechanism by which the storm triggered aftershocks, Peng says. Hurricane Irene Might Have Triggered Virginia Earthquake Aftershocks 2013-04-22T21:45:00.357Z But these cores formed under the weight of their planets’ outer layers, under pressures of around 500 gigapascals — 5 million times atmospheric pressure on Earth — and typical temperatures of about 6,000 kelvin. Puzzling Super-Dense Space Objects Could Be a New Type of Planet 2013-03-14T14:45:00.370Z They suggested a degree of truth in both the Seager and Rhines scenarios but concentrated mostly on patterns of atmospheric pressure. New Simulations Question the Gulf Stream s Role in Tempering Europe s Winters 2013-02-11T12:15:00.213Z An Android app that measures atmospheric pressure is now feeding that distributed data to scientists working on better ways to predict the weather. Boot up: AirBnB's Dutch problem, Turkish iPads?, Nexus 7 expectation, and more 2013-02-04T06:30:00Z A storm was gathering over the North Sea, with low atmospheric pressure sucking up the waves, raising the sea level dramatically, and high winds whipping the waves to fury. Floods: a disaster waiting to happen 2013-02-02T09:00:26Z Sea-level atmospheric pressure on Earth is about 1,000 millibars or 1 bar. Studies find hardy Earth microbes may resist conditions on Mars 2013-01-09T19:52:23Z They also indicate standard weather data such as temperature, humidity and atmospheric pressure. New Observatories Will Warn Public about "Atmospheric River" Floods 2012-12-05T15:19:37.833Z Our normal atmospheric pressure here hovers at a low 640 hectopascals - about one-third less than that found at sea level in New York City or London. Scientist at Work Blog: Breathing in the Currency of Life 2012-11-14T22:13:51Z A 2005 study in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, however, found no relationship between atmospheric pressure and birthrate. Myth-Conceptions: 5 Falsehoods about Superstorm Sandy 2012-11-08T22:15:11.467Z When the temperature goes down, so does the atmospheric pressure and air density. Olympic Velodrome Is Known as ‘the Pringle’ 2012-08-01T17:02:36Z The team found that certain weather conditions, such as high atmospheric pressure and humidity and high levels of the air pollutant carbon monoxide - were tied to worse cases of apnea. Sleep apnea gets worse in the winter: study 2012-07-05T00:37:46Z The team found that certain weather conditions - high atmospheric pressure and humidity and high levels of the air pollutant carbon monoxide - were tied to worse cases of apnea. Sleep apnea gets worse in the winter 2012-07-04T14:28:14Z They process and recycle used oxygen and water in particular, providing a healthier oxygen supply around normal atmospheric pressure. Scientist at Work Blog: Breathing in the Currency of Life 2012-11-14T22:13:51Z What metaphors will arise on Mars, where the wind can blow at hundreds of miles per hour – but because of the reduced atmospheric pressure, its effect is hardly noticeable? Migration from Earth: Human Evolution and Space Colonization 2012-06-15T20:15:00.223Z The natural unit in this case is the quantity of heat required to evaporate unit mass of water at the boiling point under atmospheric pressure. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" 2012-04-25T02:00:53.567Z No relation between the moon and our weather has been discovered except as she causes our tides and they affect atmospheric pressure in an infinitesimal degree. Reading the Weather 2012-04-19T02:00:27.487Z It may be that, after two or three days quietly spent at this height, the body would sufficiently adjust itself to endure the still greater difference from normal atmospheric pressure 6,000 feet higher. Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 2012-04-12T02:00:28.417Z The column of mercury in the tube descends until balanced by the weight of the atmosphere, and its rise or fall under varying conditions is a measure of the change in the atmospheric pressure. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z Now consider that the human body evolved under roughly 15 pounds of atmospheric pressure per square inch for several million years, breathing a mix of roughly 80% nitrogen and 20% oxygen. Migration from Earth: Human Evolution and Space Colonization 2012-06-15T20:15:00.223Z At atmospheric pressure the discharge is able to pass through a far greater distance in helium than in the common gases. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" 2012-04-25T02:00:53.567Z No stuffing box is therefore required, there being only atmospheric pressure on each side of it. Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II 2012-03-23T02:00:33.140Z Patients suffering acutely with mountain sickness were placed inside this caisson, and on restoring the atmospheric pressure within it artificially all unfavorable symptoms—headache, high respiration and accelerated pulse—disappeared. Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies 2012-03-17T02:01:02.630Z A form of barometer so constructed as to inscribe of itself upon paper a record of the variations of atmospheric pressure. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z But if you lower atmospheric pressure, you must increase oxygen as a percentage of what you are breathing. Migration from Earth: Human Evolution and Space Colonization 2012-06-15T20:15:00.223Z They took a large globe containing air at atmospheric pressure and temperature, and removed a small quantity of air. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" 2012-04-25T02:00:53.567Z But the steam gauge would at this time stand at zero, and not show that there was any steam in the cylinder, because the zero of the steam gauge is atmospheric pressure. Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II 2012-03-23T02:00:33.140Z But the narrow range of variation appears to be the striking thing: relatively but a few degrees of temperature, and a narrow margin of atmospheric pressure. Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies 2012-03-17T02:01:02.630Z An instrument for recording automatically the variations of atmospheric pressure. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z Since the 1940’s it has been known that lower atmospheric pressure and elevated oxygen levels interfere in the development of vertebrate embryos. Migration from Earth: Human Evolution and Space Colonization 2012-06-15T20:15:00.223Z With humidity must be considered variations in atmospheric pressure. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z It is drawn with the steam shut entirely off from the indicator, whose piston therefore has atmospheric pressure on both sides of it. Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II 2012-03-23T02:00:33.140Z The name is commonly applied to the permanent belt of high atmospheric pressure which encircles the globe in 30� to 35� from the equator. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z On Earth, liquids boil at a lower temperature when there’s less atmospheric pressure; outer space is a vacuum, with no pressure at all; hence the blood boiling idea. Your body in a vacuum, and the philosophy of chemistry 2012-02-14T01:37:00Z Roach placed his volunteers in a large metal box called a hypobaric chamber and gradually sucked out air with a vacuum pump, reducing atmospheric pressure to mimic a high altitude, low-oxygen environment. Mountain Maladies: Genetic Screening Susses Out Susceptibility to Altitude Sickness 2012-02-10T11:15:00.233Z Elevation of a locality above the general level of the earth reduces atmospheric pressure, sensibly as well as measurably. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z Obviously, therefore, the zero of the dial vacuum gauge is atmospheric pressure. Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II 2012-03-23T02:00:33.140Z The time taken in transmission to Fenchurch Street is, by atmospheric pressure, one minute five seconds; by suction the speed is somewhat slower—one minute twenty seconds. The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young 2012-02-03T03:00:20.453Z In 1738 Daniel Bernouilli published an explanation of atmospheric pressure on the hypothesis that air consists of a number of minute particles moving in all directions, and impinging on any surface exposed to their action. Heroes of Science: Physicists 2012-01-17T03:00:17Z The electric force, reckoned in volts per centimetre, required to pierce a thickness of air from two to ten millimetres in thickness, at atmospheric pressure, may be taken at 30,000 volts per centimetre. Hertzian Wave Wireless Telegraphy 2012-01-09T03:00:20.570Z This phenomenon, driven by atmospheric pressure differences that affect how storms cross the ocean, is the dominant mode of climate variability in the region. Green Blog: A Short Childhood for Seal Pups on Thin Ice 2012-01-05T12:43:46Z It is customary to give the quantity of water evaporated from and at a temperature of 212°, or the boiling point at atmospheric pressure, to which the results of evaporation are reduced.” Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II 2012-03-23T02:00:33.140Z Hence it is obvious that from this parallel the atmospheric pressure will increase as we advance to the Pole, and this law is farther confirmed by the prevailing winds further south. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume III (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-04T03:00:31.713Z Professor G. G., exhibition of the bright centre in the shadow of a disc, 222.Suction caused by atmospheric pressure, 29.Surface-tension, Heroes of Science: Physicists 2012-01-17T03:00:17Z Suppose, then, we increase the pressure of the air round the secondary balls, pumping it by degrees to 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50lb. per square inch above the atmospheric pressure. Hertzian Wave Wireless Telegraphy 2012-01-09T03:00:20.570Z The winds, then, shifted with much regularity, and with them the atmospheric pressure, just as in the case of cyclones, except that neither the wind nor the sea ever presented the characteristics of a tempest. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-02T03:00:25.873Z The atmospheric pressure of the explosions is measured by a scale connected with the recorder-spring. Gas-Engines and Producer-Gas Plants A Practice Treatise Setting Forth the Principles of Gas-Engines and Producer Design, the Selection and Installation of an Engine, Conditions of Perfect Operation, Producer-Gas Engines and Their Possibilities, the Care of Gas-Engines and Producer-Gas Plants, with a Chapter on Volatile Hydrocarbon and Oil Engines 2011-12-28T03:00:31.087Z Increase of atmospheric altitude is thus accompanied by decrease in atmospheric pressure. The Energy System of Matter A Deduction from Terrestrial Energy Phenomena 2011-12-21T03:00:36.570Z On turning the latter, the stream of air raised the valve, closing the aperture, and the atmospheric pressure supported it until a considerable weight had been placed in the scale-pan. Heroes of Science: Physicists 2012-01-17T03:00:17Z It should be borne in mind that these final compression pressures are absolute pressures—that is, they include the atmospheric pressure. Aviation Engines Design?Construction?Operation and Repair 2011-12-04T03:00:04.777Z I'm just telling you how some things are in this world,—facts, like gravitation and atmospheric pressure. Atlantic Narratives Modern Short Stories 2011-12-01T03:00:20.193Z Calorific value of gas, combination water, at 59° F. constant volume reduced to 32° F. and atmospheric pressure 140 B.T.U. Gas-Engines and Producer-Gas Plants A Practice Treatise Setting Forth the Principles of Gas-Engines and Producer Design, the Selection and Installation of an Engine, Conditions of Perfect Operation, Producer-Gas Engines and Their Possibilities, the Care of Gas-Engines and Producer-Gas Plants, with a Chapter on Volatile Hydrocarbon and Oil Engines 2011-12-28T03:00:31.087Z So we start with the gas at atmospheric pressure and at somewhere about atmospheric temperature too. Marvels of Scientific Invention An Interesting Account in Non-technical Language of the Invention of Guns, Torpedoes, Submarine Mines, Up-to-date Smelting, Freezing, Colour Photography, and many other recent Discoveries of Science 2011-11-19T03:00:24.517Z In the second place, the higher atmospheric pressure which would result from the addition of gases to the air would cause a lessening of the rate of evaporation, for that rate declines as pressure increases. Climatic Changes Their Nature and Causes 2011-10-28T02:00:24.840Z The lower chamber is used to supply the carburetor with gasoline and is under atmospheric pressure at all times, so the flow of fuel from it is by means of gravity only. Aviation Engines Design?Construction?Operation and Repair 2011-12-04T03:00:04.777Z Barograph, bar′o-graf, n. a barometer which records automatically variations of atmospheric pressure. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) 2011-10-11T02:01:08.990Z The books relay key physics concepts at a fourth-grade level, so that a story about a soccer game interrupted by a storm also includes lessons on atmospheric pressure and a hands-on activity about homemade rainbows. [Association Affairs] AAAS News and Notes 2011-09-29T18:26:17.917Z Moreover, the fact of atmospheric pressure is itself a case of one of the commonest of all facts—weight or gravitational force. How We Think 2011-09-16T02:00:18.973Z Second, the changes in atmospheric pressure due to the passage of storms are relatively sharp and sudden. Climatic Changes Their Nature and Causes 2011-10-28T02:00:24.840Z From this it will be seen that the final pressure attained after the piston has driven the gas into compressed condition ready for firing is lower as the atmospheric pressure drops. Aviation Engines Design?Construction?Operation and Repair 2011-12-04T03:00:04.777Z Very few bodies act in this manner, the great majority when heated at atmospheric pressure to a sufficient temperature passing through the intermediate condition of liquidity. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z Wright in 1833 described an explosion engine working at atmospheric pressure and exploding on both sides of the piston. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" 2011-08-24T02:00:20.690Z The fact that a vacuum may be created in a pump into which water will rise by atmospheric pressure appears to have been availed of but not explained or understood. Inventions in the Century 2011-07-20T02:00:14.643Z Again, if the atmospheric pressure in the subtropical belt should be intensified, the winds flowing poleward from this belt would necessarily become stronger. Climatic Changes Their Nature and Causes 2011-10-28T02:00:24.840Z This intermittent action is required to insure that the upper part of the tank may be under atmospheric pressure part of the time for the gasoline to flow to the lower chamber. Aviation Engines Design?Construction?Operation and Repair 2011-12-04T03:00:04.777Z Some few, however, which when heated at atmospheric pressure do not liquefy, when heated at higher pressures in closed vessels obey the common rule and first become liquid and then volatilize. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z The piston, moving forward for a portion of its stroke by the energy stored in the fly-wheel, drew into the cylinder a charge of gas and air at the ordinary atmospheric pressure. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" 2011-08-24T02:00:20.690Z Vaporisation, absorption, compression or reduction of atmospheric pressure are the principal methods of producing cold. Inventions in the Century 2011-07-20T02:00:14.643Z The chief agencies concerned in these three possibilities are heat, electricity, and atmospheric pressure. Climatic Changes Their Nature and Causes 2011-10-28T02:00:24.840Z Owing to the decrease from atmospheric pressure in the indrawing charge of the cylinder, caused by valve and frictional obstruction, the compression seldom starts above 13 lbs. absolute, especially in high-speed engines. Aviation Engines Design?Construction?Operation and Repair 2011-12-04T03:00:04.777Z A volatile organic compound is a carbon-containing chemical likely to exist in a gaseous state at room temperature under normal atmospheric pressure conditions. Volatile organic compounds found in paint and other fumes can be harmful 2011-07-18T20:18:41Z The temperature and atmospheric pressure are simultaneously noted. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" 2011-08-24T02:00:20.690Z Lessening of the atmospheric pressure upon water causes its evaporation, and as the vapour is quietly absorbed by the sulphuric acid the water is quickly congealed. Inventions in the Century 2011-07-20T02:00:14.643Z He also considers the effect of precipitation, vegetation, and polar ice, and of variations of temperature and atmospheric pressure in their relation to movements of the ocean. Climatic Changes Their Nature and Causes 2011-10-28T02:00:24.840Z As the suction is now cut off, the lower chamber is filled by gravity owing to there being atmospheric pressure in both upper and lower chambers. Aviation Engines Design?Construction?Operation and Repair 2011-12-04T03:00:04.777Z Liquids boiled in the open air are subjected to the atmospheric pressure, which is well known to vary at different times and places; and the boiling-point of the liquid exhibits corresponding changes. A Treatise on Meteorological Instruments Explanatory of Their Scientific Principles, Method of Construction, and Practical Utility 2011-06-19T02:00:15.717Z Moisture of the Atmosphere.—The air is constantly absorbing moisture from the water on the earth, but the tension of this aqueous vapour decreases with elevation much faster than does the atmospheric pressure. Sounding the Ocean of Air 2011-05-31T02:00:35.603Z There," said he, "is atmospheric pressure clearly demonstrated. In Search of a Son 2011-05-24T02:00:13.087Z The main factor in the loading is apparently atmospheric pressure. Climatic Changes Their Nature and Causes 2011-10-28T02:00:24.840Z Moreover, the higher a machine goes the lower is the atmospheric pressure, and, consequently, the less is the amount of air sucked in at each induction stroke. Aviation Engines Design?Construction?Operation and Repair 2011-12-04T03:00:04.777Z Upon allowing the bulb to cool, the atmospheric pressure drives some mercury into it; and the process of heating and cooling is thus continued until sufficient mercury is introduced. A Treatise on Meteorological Instruments Explanatory of Their Scientific Principles, Method of Construction, and Practical Utility 2011-06-19T02:00:15.717Z Under the terrific atmospheric pressure that has been torturing the civilization of the entire world since the outbreak of the greatest of wars, contemporary literature of the major cast appears to have gone into decline. Prophets of Dissent : Essays on Maeterlinck, Strindberg, Nietzsche and Tolstoy 2011-05-17T02:00:20.900Z The walls of the veins which transport the blood are so thin that air, under the atmospheric pressure,—this pressure which I have told you all about,—passes through them and into the blood. In Search of a Son 2011-05-24T02:00:13.087Z In fact, winds of all kinds would seemingly be scarce, for they arise almost wholly from contrasts of temperature and hence of atmospheric pressure. Climatic Changes Their Nature and Causes 2011-10-28T02:00:24.840Z The difference is due to the lower atmospheric pressure the higher up we get. Aviation Engines Design?Construction?Operation and Repair 2011-12-04T03:00:04.777Z The law connecting the pressure and the corresponding temperature of steam is the same as that upon which the boiling of fluids under diminished atmospheric pressure takes place. A Treatise on Meteorological Instruments Explanatory of Their Scientific Principles, Method of Construction, and Practical Utility 2011-06-19T02:00:15.717Z Attendees wanted to talk about atmospheric pressure, the possibility of an overload of the electrical grid and engine specifications. City Room: Engineers Gather, Asking What Makes the City Tick 2011-05-12T11:03:54Z Altitude sickness - caused by reduced atmospheric pressure and oxygen levels at high altitudes - is a common cause of death among mountaineers in Nepal. Former Nepal FM dies on Everest 2011-05-10T11:38:14Z Another large group of investigators have shown that atmospheric pressure also varies in harmony with the number of sunspots. Climatic Changes Their Nature and Causes 2011-10-28T02:00:24.840Z At this height the atmospheric pressure is 11.25 pounds per square inch, approximately. Aviation Engines Design?Construction?Operation and Repair 2011-12-04T03:00:04.777Z Consequently a greatly reduced atmospheric pressure will favour a sudden outflow or advance of gas; whence may result cases of explosion or suffocation. A Treatise on Meteorological Instruments Explanatory of Their Scientific Principles, Method of Construction, and Practical Utility 2011-06-19T02:00:15.717Z On Earth, cometary impacts early in the planet’s history could have provided this raw material, and the Sun and atmospheric pressure would have done the rest. Fountains of Optimism for Life Way Out There 2011-05-09T22:13:41Z “The atmospheric pressure there is higher than I thought!” Royal Highness 2011-05-05T02:00:22.363Z These differences are systematic and depend largely on whether the region in question happens to have high atmospheric pressure or low. Climatic Changes Their Nature and Causes 2011-10-28T02:00:24.840Z In this case we can again substitute in the formula, using the new atmospheric pressure figure. Aviation Engines Design?Construction?Operation and Repair 2011-12-04T03:00:04.777Z The liquid rises and falls in the tube with the variations of atmospheric pressure and temperature acting together. A Treatise on Meteorological Instruments Explanatory of Their Scientific Principles, Method of Construction, and Practical Utility 2011-06-19T02:00:15.717Z On Earth, with a sea level atmospheric pressure of 14.7 pounds per square inch, water is liquid between 32 and 212 degrees Fahrenheit. Fountains of Optimism for Life Way Out There 2011-05-09T22:13:41Z But as the atmospheric pressure is so high that the quicksilver drops, thus showing an absolute disregard for the laws of nature, let's go for a ride, Countess—shall we? Royal Highness 2011-05-05T02:00:22.363Z The calculations of Humphreys seem to indicate that the direct electrical effect of the sun's electrons upon atmospheric pressure is too small to be of appreciable significance in intensifying storms. Climatic Changes Their Nature and Causes 2011-10-28T02:00:24.840Z The sevenfold gravity of Jupiter, taken in connection with this enormous atmospheric pressure, would tend to make the meteorological disturbances of the planet violent far beyond anything of which the Earth can furnish an example. Are the Planets Inhabited? 2011-04-24T02:00:07.733Z If the atmospheric pressure at the time or place of graduating a thermometer does not equal this, the boiling temperature will be higher or lower according as the pressure is greater or less. A Treatise on Meteorological Instruments Explanatory of Their Scientific Principles, Method of Construction, and Practical Utility 2011-06-19T02:00:15.717Z On the unshadowed parts of our Moon, where the atmospheric pressure is zero and daytime temperatures can exceed 260 degrees Fahrenheit, the surface ice is long gone. Fountains of Optimism for Life Way Out There 2011-05-09T22:13:41Z During these periods of high polar tilt, enough sunlight falls on the poles to vaporize the frozen carbon dioxide and release it into the atmosphere, roughly doubling the atmospheric pressure on the Red Planet. Dry Ice, Wetter Mars 2011-04-22T16:03:00Z The two controlling factors of any climate are the temperature and the atmospheric pressure, for they determine the winds, the storms, and thus the rainfall. Climatic Changes Their Nature and Causes 2011-10-28T02:00:24.840Z The atmospheric pressure would be about 21 “atmospheres,” or more than 300 lb. on the square inch. Are the Planets Inhabited? 2011-04-24T02:00:07.733Z Hence, the thermometer, as used to determine the boiling-point of fluids, is also an indicator of the atmospheric pressure; and may be used as a substitute for the barometer in measuring elevations. A Treatise on Meteorological Instruments Explanatory of Their Scientific Principles, Method of Construction, and Practical Utility 2011-06-19T02:00:15.717Z It is a liquid which boils in vacuo at 150�, but at 192-195� C. under ordinary atmospheric pressure, with partial decomposition into carbon monoxide and ammonia. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" 2011-04-22T02:00:08.637Z The importance of utilizing the power of steam, and the application of condensation in the removal of atmospheric pressure, was not only recognized, but had been actually and successfully attempted by Morland, Papin, and Savery. A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine 2011-04-21T02:00:53.240Z Whichever it may be, the result may perhaps be slight differences of atmospheric pressure upon the sun. Climatic Changes Their Nature and Causes 2011-10-28T02:00:24.840Z The velocity of the steam when it leaves the jet in the pipe is very high, and it blows out into the atmosphere in spite of the atmospheric pressure against it. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura 2011-04-14T02:00:56.200Z The scale shows the pressure corresponding to the temperature, from 15 to 120 lbs., above the atmospheric pressure, which is usually taken as 15 lbs. on the square inch. A Treatise on Meteorological Instruments Explanatory of Their Scientific Principles, Method of Construction, and Practical Utility 2011-06-19T02:00:15.717Z He said pressure levels inside the reactor remained higher than atmospheric pressure, suggesting that there was no breach. Higher Radiation Levels Found at Japanese Reactor 2011-03-27T07:15:15Z Newcomen used steam of barely more than atmospheric pressure and raised 105,000 pounds of water one foot high with a pound of coal consumed. A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine 2011-04-21T02:00:53.240Z It was taken by Arctowski to designate areas or periods where there is an excess of some climatic element, such as atmospheric pressure, rainfall, or temperature. Climatic Changes Their Nature and Causes 2011-10-28T02:00:24.840Z The mortars were exposed on Calshot beach in Hampshire by a combination of extremely low tides and high atmospheric pressure. Checks over washed up WWII bombs 2011-03-26T11:43:44Z The tube is fixed to a boxwood cistern, which is plugged with very porous cane at the top, to allow of the ready influence of a variation in atmospheric pressure upon the mercury. A Treatise on Meteorological Instruments Explanatory of Their Scientific Principles, Method of Construction, and Practical Utility 2011-06-19T02:00:15.717Z Wind speeds in the North Atlantic, for instance, vary based on multidecade shifts in the atmospheric pressures over Spain and Iceland. Global Gale Warning 2011-03-25T14:30:00Z The character of atmospheric pressure, and of the pressure of gases, had become understood. A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine 2011-04-21T02:00:53.240Z The other is the entirely different idea that climatic changes arise from solar conditions which cause a redistribution of the earth's atmospheric pressure and hence produce changes in winds, ocean currents, and especially storms. Climatic Changes Their Nature and Causes 2011-10-28T02:00:24.840Z To raise its boiling point, it must be pressurized to 150 times atmospheric pressure. Building a Better Reactor 2011-03-24T04:45:03Z The sympiesometer is very sensitive, and feels the alterations in the atmospheric pressure sooner than the ordinary marine barometer. A Treatise on Meteorological Instruments Explanatory of Their Scientific Principles, Method of Construction, and Practical Utility 2011-06-19T02:00:15.717Z This occurs when high atmospheric pressure builds up and refuses to budge, forcing any cool air and rains to detour around it, like a traffic island on a busy street. 2010 Russia heat wave due to natural variability, say U.S. scientists 2011-03-09T23:15:00.240Z When the vacuum has been obtained, the screw pressure may be released, as the atmospheric pressure outside the chamber is more than ample to keep the door in a close fitting position. The Preparation of Plantation Rubber 2011-03-09T03:00:40.870Z Next comes the hypothesis that variations in the solar atmosphere influence the earth's climate chiefly by causing variations not only in temperature but also in atmospheric pressure and thus in storminess, wind, and rainfall. Climatic Changes Their Nature and Causes 2011-10-28T02:00:24.840Z The esters of the higher fatty acids, when distilled under atmospheric pressure, are decomposed, and yield an olefine and a fatty acid. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" 2011-02-27T03:00:31.973Z It follows, then, that the oscillations of the column are dependent on alterations of temperature and atmospheric pressure. A Treatise on Meteorological Instruments Explanatory of Their Scientific Principles, Method of Construction, and Practical Utility 2011-06-19T02:00:15.717Z Starting with available observations like atmospheric pressure and ocean temperature, scientists try to reconstruct a more complete picture of what the atmosphere was like at a given time. Green: Rescuing the Earth's Weather History 2011-02-04T16:58:47Z Hence sparks can be obtained of more than double the length at ordinary atmospheric pressure. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" 2011-01-29T03:00:23.777Z That unusually warm air can contribute to a "bulge" effect to the atmospheric pressure controlling how cold air flows, according to Overland, who works at NOAA's Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory. "Bulge" in Atmospheric Pressure Responsible for Cold Winter Amid Global Warming 2011-01-05T20:45:07.713Z The findings, reported in the medical journal Cephalalgia, add to a conflicting body of research into the idea that weather factors -- including changes in temperature, sunshine and atmospheric pressure -- are true migraine triggers. Study downplays weather as a migraine trigger 2010-12-09T17:58:00Z One inch rise or fall in the standard barometer may be represented by four or five inches in this instrument, so that it shows small variations in atmospheric pressure very distinctly. A Treatise on Meteorological Instruments Explanatory of Their Scientific Principles, Method of Construction, and Practical Utility 2011-06-19T02:00:15.717Z The work involves harnessing massive computers owned by the Department of Energy to assimilate millions of atmospheric pressure and ocean temperature readings that were taken over the decades. Green: Rescuing the Earth's Weather History 2011-02-04T16:58:47Z Migraine sufferers must be vigilant about summer heat or changes in atmospheric pressure, says Dr. David Dodick of the Mayo Clinic. States Cut Aid to the Homebound 2010-07-22T18:33:00Z At normal atmospheric pressure, the material's molecules stay relatively far apart from each other. Researchers Use Super-High Pressures To Create Super Battery 2010-07-09T13:31:00Z At higher altitudes, where the atmospheric pressure is lower and the air is less dense, oxygen molecules are farther apart and more difficult to breathe into the vascular system. World Cup at Altitude No Walk in the Park 2010-05-15T19:54:00Z We are here, however, only concerned with it as constructed to indicate atmospheric pressure. A Treatise on Meteorological Instruments Explanatory of Their Scientific Principles, Method of Construction, and Practical Utility 2011-06-19T02:00:15.717Z At a depth of 5,000 feet, the pressure is about 2,300 pounds per square inch, or more than 150 times atmospheric pressure. A New Setback in Efforts to Contain the Gulf Oil Spill 2010-05-09T02:59:00Z The outer envelope of all four sections contains air maintained at atmospheric pressure. Airships as satellites: Bladder control 2010-05-06T10:49:00Z After leaving the silo, the argon is then fed into the second silo, where it expands back to normal atmospheric pressure. Giant gravel batteries could make renewable energy more reliable 2010-04-26T11:33:00Z The pressure at the surface is 93 times the atmospheric pressure on Earth, and the temperature is almost 900 degrees Fahrenheit — enough to melt lead. Spacecraft Spots Active Volcanoes on Venus 2010-04-09T20:20:00Z Hence as the atmospheric pressure decreases, the ends of the tube become more apart. A Treatise on Meteorological Instruments Explanatory of Their Scientific Principles, Method of Construction, and Practical Utility 2011-06-19T02:00:15.717Z Here’s today’s: Some commentators have made much of longer-term trends in ice thickness, but there, too, winds and patterns of atmospheric pressure have played a powerful role over longer time spans. New Light Shed on North Pole Ice Trends 2010-03-22T18:02:00Z This situation is caused by Arctic oscillation, in which opposing atmospheric pressure patterns at the top of the planet occasionally shift back and forth, affecting weather across much of the Northern Hemisphere. 2010-01-09T17:21:00Z The sodden silt remains and is packed down and consolidated by atmospheric pressure. The Panama Canal A history and description of the enterprise Melting-point determinations are commonly carried out under ordinary atmospheric pressures without correction. Soap-Making Manual A Practical Handbook on the Raw Materials, Their Manipulation, Analysis and Control in the Modern Soap Plant. The graduations of the aneroid scale are obtained by comparisons with the correct standard reading of a mercurial barometer, under the normal and reduced atmospheric pressure. A Treatise on Meteorological Instruments Explanatory of Their Scientific Principles, Method of Construction, and Practical Utility 2011-06-19T02:00:15.717Z The paper that receives the record is made to move by clockwork while in contact with the index pencil, which rises and falls according to alterations of atmospheric pressure. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis Atmospheric Engine, name given by early inventors to engines in which the piston is restored to the bottom of its stroke by atmospheric pressure. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli This water, with the entrained air, is thrown out, against the atmospheric pressure, by the momentum imparted to the water sheets by the rotating wheel. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide "The atmospheric pressure, perhaps, is a little different," the Vicar began, feeling his chin. The Wonderful Visit Short Tube Barometer.—This is simply a tube shorter, as may be required, than that necessary to show the atmospheric pressure at the sea level. A Treatise on Meteorological Instruments Explanatory of Their Scientific Principles, Method of Construction, and Practical Utility 2011-06-19T02:00:15.717Z Barograph, a kind of aneroid barometer, which, by means of special mechanism and appliances, is made to furnish automatically a continuous record of the successive changes in atmospheric pressure. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis The existence of this atmospheric pressure was first proved by Torricelli, who thus accounted for the rush of a liquid to fill a vacuum, and who, working out the idea, produced the first barometer. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli This pump is said to be simple and rapid in action, and capable of exhausting an 11-litre bulb from atmospheric pressure to .00001 millimetre in eighty seconds. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide In the normal or running position, a vacuum is maintained below the valve A and above the diaphragm B, while the chamber below B and above A is at atmospheric pressure. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" As the atmospheric pressure varies, the length of this mercurial column also changes. A Treatise on Meteorological Instruments Explanatory of Their Scientific Principles, Method of Construction, and Practical Utility 2011-06-19T02:00:15.717Z I'm just telling you how some things are in this world,--facts, like gravitation and atmospheric pressure. The Preliminaries And Other Stories From the combined action or the variations of aqueous vapor, and of the dry air, we derive immediately the periodical variations of the whole atmospheric pressure. The Philosophy of the Weather And a Guide to Its Changes Both the air and the vapor contained in it, being thus relieved of much atmospheric pressure, expand suddenly, and are cooled by rarefaction. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology The liquefied gas boils at −47� C. under atmospheric pressure. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" The following remarks apply to the construction of all barometers:—Mercury is universally employed, because it is the heaviest of fluids, and therefore measures the atmospheric pressure by the shortest column. A Treatise on Meteorological Instruments Explanatory of Their Scientific Principles, Method of Construction, and Practical Utility 2011-06-19T02:00:15.717Z In spite of the fact that the air here was at merely atmospheric pressure, nevertheless this place was one mile beneath the surface of the Pacific. Astounding Stories, August, 1931 The body to be tested is placed in a special scale-pan, suspended by a fine wire from the arm of a balance inside an enclosure which can be filled with steam at atmospheric pressure. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" The atmospheric pressure varies between a maximum in January and a minimum in July, the mean difference being about 0.29 in. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" The analogy with dolomitization of limestones is strong but not complete, as the latter process must take place at ordinary temperatures and approximately under atmospheric pressures. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" Since many substances decompose either at, or below, their boiling-points under ordinary atmospheric pressure, it is necessary to lower the boiling-point by reducing the pressure if it be desired to distil them. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" The whole tube was exhausted by a mercury pump, filled with hydrogen at ordinary atmospheric pressure, and then closed. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" This tube, which was sealed to a larger capillary tube B, was sufficiently thin to allow the alpha particles from the emanation and its products to pass through, but sufficiently thick to withstand atmospheric pressure. A Brief Account of Radio-activity The type of ultra-violet light which produces this effect is so easily absorbed that it is stopped by a layer a few millimetres thick of air at atmospheric pressure. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 8 "Conduction, Electric" His gaze swung back to the great rent that had opened in a seam in the airdome—under only normal Earthly atmospheric pressure, when it should have been able to withstand much more. Big Pill It is obvious that changes in the general distribution of atmospheric pressures, over extended areas, are closely associated with fluctuations in temperature and rainfall. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" Theoretical considerations as to how far Kopp was justified in choosing the boiling-points under atmospheric pressure as being comparable states for different substances now claim our attention. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" The discovery, by Gardette of Philadelphia in 1800, of the utility of atmospheric pressure in keeping artificial dentures in place led to the abandonment of spiral springs. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" At atmospheric pressures the luminosity is confined to the immediate neighbourhood of the point. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 8 "Conduction, Electric" The job of speeding into an atmospheric pressure was always ticklish, and it was with some relief that he reported "Into th' atmosphere, suh," according to routine. Hawk Carse “The air to which they are accustomed here is doubtless at many times our own atmospheric pressure.” Astounding Stories of Super-Science January 1931 In view of the extremely slight compressibility of liquids, atmospheric pressure may be regarded as a coincident condition; also C.M. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" The atmospheric pressure on each of the globes would be about 1800 tons. Aircraft and Submarines The Story of the Invention, Development, and Present-Day Uses of War's Newest Weapons In air at atmospheric pressure the Lenard rays spread out very diffusely. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 8 "Conduction, Electric" Increased atmospheric pressure did funny things to his chest and stomach. Native Son In consequence of this evaporation, all the fluids of the body acquire, in obedience to atmospheric pressure, motion toward the evaporating surface. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 2 August 1848 The sensible thing would be to choose a place where the physical conditions, from gravity to atmospheric pressure and composition would tend to resemble those here on Venus or on Earth. Runaway With variations of temperature and atmospheric pressure, both criminals and lunatics become agitated and manifest changes of disposition and sensations of various kinds, which are rarely experienced by normal persons. Criminal Man According to the Classification of Cesare Lombroso For carbon electrodes in air at atmospheric pressure m is about 39 volts, varying somewhat with the size and purity of the carbons; it is diminished by soaking the terminals in salt solution. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 8 "Conduction, Electric" Always its conditions had been unstable at best, but now the atmospheric pressure was slowly growing, and his sky of promise was not as clear. The Crimson Tide A Novel Kœppe sees in this process, borrowing Ehrlich's conception of poikilocytosis, a physiological adaptation to the lower atmospheric pressure, and the resulting greater difficulty of oxygen absorption. Histology of the Blood Normal and Pathological Hard or soft rubber part inserted in cover to retain atmospheric pressure within the cell, while preventing loss of electrolyte from spray. The Automobile Storage Battery Its Care And Repair With the opening of this door to another subterranean chamber had come a renewed atmospheric pressure. The Finding of Haldgren There was a rise in the atmospheric pressure the moment he entered the hotel office door, and when he walked into the dining-room, some minutes later, the silence was oppressive. Whispering Smith The air here on the Moon surface was negligible—a scant one five-thousandth of the atmospheric pressure at the sea-level on Earth. Astounding Stories of Super-Science April 1930 He saw the mist of moisture-laden escaping air; felt the quick swelling and the jarring collapse as internal organs exploded from the atmospheric pressure inside the brute's body. The Copper-Clad World At atmospheric pressure—that is, if not confined in any way—steam would fill 1,610 times the space which its molecules occupied in their watery formation. How it Works Dealing in simple language with steam, electricity, light, heat, sound, hydraulics, optics, etc., and with their applications to apparatus in common use The atmospheric pressure and density—and we fell past the center, then back again; we've been vibrating back and forth until we came to rest at last. The Finding of Haldgren Particularly is this the case when it is considered that the pressure inside of the chamber during an experiment never varies from the atmospheric pressure by more than a few millimeters of water. Respiration Calorimeters for Studying the Respiratory Exchange and Energy Transformations of Man How the diminution of atmospheric pressure acts in increasing the symptoms, we perhaps do not know; but its effects are experienced almost universally. Popular Lectures on Zoonomia Or The Laws of Animal Life, in Health and Disease We have already stated that about this time the plan of substituting atmospheric pressure for locomotive steam-power in the working of railways, had become very popular. Lives of the Engineers The Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson When the atmospheric pressure falls, the mercury in C rises, lifting this weight, and the pointer moves. How it Works Dealing in simple language with steam, electricity, light, heat, sound, hydraulics, optics, etc., and with their applications to apparatus in common use The obvious object of such a valve is to prevent the internal condenser pressure ever being maintained much higher than the atmospheric pressure. Steam Turbines A Book of Instruction for the Adjustment and Operation of the Principal Types of this Class of Prime Movers The tube contains mercury which adjusts itself in the tube so that the length of the column balances the atmospheric pressure. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" A partial vacuum was formed, and the atmospheric pressure did work on the piston on its down stroke. Gas and Oil Engines, Simply Explained An Elementary Instruction Book for Amateurs and Engine Attendants Another novelty of the time, with which George Stephenson had to contend, was the substitution of atmospheric pressure for locomotive steam-power in the working of railways. Lives of the Engineers The Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson For emergency stops full atmospheric pressure is used. How it Works Dealing in simple language with steam, electricity, light, heat, sound, hydraulics, optics, etc., and with their applications to apparatus in common use The reservoir of the pen contained a little air, which expanded as the atmospheric pressure diminished, and at 10,000 feet I found most of the ink emptied into my pocket. More Science From an Easy Chair When atmospheric pressure is increased, the air is compressed by the rising of the fluid; but when it is diminished the fluid falls, and the contained air expands. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" Sending forth electromagnetic waves it massed and directed the atmospheric pressure, sending heat waves here, cold ones there, thus causing droughts and rainfall at will. Omega, the Man Deafened by the roar of the engines and the sudden change in atmospheric pressure they either whisper or yell if they speak at all, during the first few minutes after entering the mess. Night Bombing with the Bedouins The tapering neck at the lower end is open, to permit the free escape of gas as the atmospheric pressure outside diminishes with increasing elevation. How it Works Dealing in simple language with steam, electricity, light, heat, sound, hydraulics, optics, etc., and with their applications to apparatus in common use In the heights of the Cordillera the effect of the diminished atmospheric pressure on the human frame shows itself in intolerable symptoms of weariness and an extreme difficulty of breathing. Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests The effect of this combination is to multiply the smallest degrees of atmospheric pressure, so as to render them sensible on the index. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" |
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