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Is altitude greater at the top or bottom of the mountain?
At the top. "Altitude" means elevation or height above a surface, or above sea level.
What is the Difference between geopotential altitude and geometric altitude?
Altitude in an aircraft is generally measured by the hydrostatic equation: p=rho*g*h, where p is the pressure at the point of measurement, rho is the density at the point of measurement, g is the acceleration due to gravity at the point and h is the height from a reference to that point (the reference is generally taken as sea level). Aircrafts use the hydrostatic equation to determine the height/ altitude because pressure can be easily measured with a pitot tube that planes have. So using a pitot tube the airplanes measure the pressure and with that they can put it into the equation and solve for the height. However, gravity is not the same at different altitudes and changes with respect to the altitude. It is very difficult for an airplane to measure gravity in the air. Therefore airplanes generally measure geopotential altitude. The geopotential altitude uses gravity at sea level and takes it to be constant. Whereas geometric altitude uses gravity at the point of measurement. Therefore P = rho*g0*h(geopotential) where g0 is the gravity at sea-level and h(geopotential) is the geopotential altitude and P=rho*g*h(geometric) where g is the gravity at the point of measurement and h(geometric) is the geometric altitude or the actual height above sea-level Notice that the pressure and rho are common in both equations -by floyd617
What term is used for the height of a mountain?
They are measured in either feet or meter's above the sea level, and the highest point is called the peak. The Total height is called the Altitude.
What is the definition of touch down zone elevation TDZE?
TDZE is the altitude of the runway above mean sea level.
What is the lowest point in GA?
Along the Atlantic sea coast is elevation is 0 feet above sea level.
Is altitude greater at sea level?
No it is not
What is the altitude of the north point?
Sea Level.
Is the altitude greater at the top of a mountain?
A mountain top is higher (greater) in altitude. That is the definition of altitude : height above a surface, or above sea level.
What is the reference point for altitude?
Mean sea level (MSL) which is the average level of the sea. Determinig "sea level" is a very complex measurement. All other altitude measurements in aviation, in one way or another, are referenced from the mean sea level.
What is the altitude reference point for aviation?
Mean sea level (MSL) which is the average level of the sea. Determinig "sea level" is a very complex measurement. All other altitude measurements in aviation, in one way or another, are referenced from the mean sea level.
What happens to the density of air as you go further below sea level altitude but in dry land?
Density always increases as altitude decreases. So the air density below sea level will be greater than the air density at sea level.
Is altitude greater at the top or bottom of the mountain?
At the top. "Altitude" means elevation or height above a surface, or above sea level.
How high is a mountain?
Attending an altitude greater then that of a hill,a mountain is usually about greater than 2000 ft. (610m)Note that this does not necessarily mean altitude above sea level.
What do you call the height above sea level point on the earths surface?
It is called altitude. It is typically expressed as ASL (above mean sea level, or MSL). However, it can also be specified as AGL (Above the local Ground Level).
When does altitude occur?
Altitude is a measure of the height of something above sea level, or above some point on Earth's surface.
What is the Boiling point of water to vapour?
100 co at sea level, it varies what altitude your at.
What is Colorado's altitude?
The lowest point in Colorado is 3,315 ft above sea level. The highest point in Colorado is 14,433ft above sea level at the top of Mount Elbert.
