altitudeCALC: Calculate altitude from pressure

View source: R/altitudeCALC.R

altitudeCALCR Documentation

Calculate altitude from pressure

Description

This function calculated altitude from atmospheric pressure

Usage

altitudeCALC(P, T0 = 288.15, P0 = 1013.25)

Arguments

P

on-bird pressure in hectopascals

T0

temperature at sea level in kelvin (i.e. celcius + 273.15 OR (Farenheit - 32) * 5/9 + 273.15)

P0

pressure at sea level in hectopascals

Value

altitude in metres, default is calculated according to International Standard Atmosphere model (International Organization for Standardization 1975: ISO 2533:1975)

References

Atmosphere, S., 1975. International organization for standardization. ISO, 2533, p.1975.


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