Atmospheric pressure: References & Edit History
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Article title updated for style. | Nov 11, 2026 | ||
| Invalidated site: Projects at Harvard - Atmospheric Pressure. | Oct 13, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Geosciences LibreTexts - Atmospheric Pressure. | Aug 11, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academia - Estimation of Air Density and its importance in Barometric Pressure Measurements (PDF). | Jul 18, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: PennState College of Earth and Mineral Sciences - The Atmosphere?s Pressure Structure: Hydrostatic Equilibrium. | Dec 21, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Japan Meteorological Agency - Measurement of Atmospheric Pressure. | Aug 30, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Open Washington Pressbooks - Geography of Weather, Climate, and Climate Change - Atmospheric Pressure and Wind. | Jul 24, 2024 | ||
| Article revised. | Mar 11, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: UCAR - Center for Science Education - The Highs and Lows of Air Pressure. | Feb 27, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: NOAA National Weather Service - Air pressure and wind. | Dec 08, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: PNAS - Atmospheric pressure as a natural climate regulator for a terrestrial planet with a biosphere. | Oct 10, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: NOAA JetStream - Air Pressure. | Jun 21, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Projects at Harvard - Atmospheric Pressure. | Apr 29, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Chemistry LibreTexts - Atmospheric Pressure. | Dec 23, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Geographic - Atmospheric Pressure. | Apr 26, 2022 | ||
| Added two maps showing global atmospheric pressure patterns in January and July. | May 27, 2020 | ||
| Media added. | Feb 13, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: LiveScience - Atmospheric Pressure: Definition and Facts. | Jan 23, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: Kids Geo - Kids Geography - Atmospheric Pressure Makes The Wind Blow. | Mar 05, 2018 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Dec 27, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: KidsGeo.com - Geography for Kids - Atmospheric Pressure. | Dec 20, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: Hong Kong Observatory - Introduction to Air Pressure. | Dec 20, 2016 | ||
| Corrected standard sea-level pressure from "101.35 kilopascals" to "101.325 kilopascals." | Aug 07, 2014 | ||
| Video about pressure and its measurement added. | Jan 05, 2012 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - The effects of barometric pressure according to Paul Bert. | Oct 14, 2011 | ||
| Added new Web site: Window To The Universe - Atmospheric Pressure. | Feb 05, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Atmospheric Pressure. | Feb 05, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: Physical Geography.Net - Atmospheric Pressure. | Feb 05, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: STAR Lab - Atmospheric Pressure. | Feb 05, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: Public Broadcasting Service - Atmospheric Pressure. | May 27, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: NASA - For Kids Only - Atmospheric Pressure. | Apr 07, 2008 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Jun 27, 2007 | ||
| Article revised. | Feb 18, 2005 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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