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What is the difference between pressure and atmospheric pressure?
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∙ 11y ago
Atmospheric pressure is a unit of measument, and measure the pressure of the air. Much like the deeper you go in the ocean the higher the pressure is. You are actually on the bottom of an ocean of air, the higher up the less atmospheric pressure and eventually there is non when you reach outer space.
Kevin Greenfelder
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∙ 15y agoAir pressure may refer to the atmospheric pressure, that is the weight of earth's atmosphere, or the pressure of air in a system. Atmospheric pressure is measured with an instrument called a "barometer", which is why atmospheric pressure is also referred to as barometric pressure. But air pressure in reference to inflation of a car's tires, footbal, or air mattress, etc., cannot be measured by a barometer.
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∙ 14y agoAmbient pressure is a sensor reading from the unit. Normalized/barometer pressure is the unit's best estimate of locally reported sea-level pressure for your location. This estimated pressure does not compensate for humidity or temperature.
Ambient pressure is more often than not used on land.
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∙ 15y agoYour question is a little confused. "Ambient," like "station" indicates the location at which a barometric pressure is measured.
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∙ 13y agoAny material - not just the atmosphere - can exert pressure.
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