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hPa stands for Hectopascal preasure unit this is the international unit for measuring atmospheric or barometric pressure.

1 hPa = 100 pascals

Standard atmospheric pressure = 101325 pascals = 1013.25 hPa

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Are winds caused by similarities in air pressure?

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Sea level rise for every 10mb drop in air pressure?

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