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Chapter 1, Problem 4E
Using this equation or your graph, estimate the percentage of the atmosphere above and the total pressure for the two heights indicated.
- The height of a cruising jet (11.2 km)
_________ % above _________ mb
- The top of Pike’s Peak (4.34 km)
_________ % above _________ mb
- Surface
100 % above 1000 mb
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