Standard atmosphere (symbol: atm) is a unit of pressure. Standard atmosphere is a non-SI unit that is internationally recognized. The 10th Conférence Générale des Poids et Mesures (10th CGPM) adopted standard atmosphere for general use and affirmed its definition of being precisely equal to 1,013,250 dynes per cm² (101,325 Pa). This value is intended to represent the mean atmospheric pressure at mean sea level at the latitude of Paris, France, and as a practical matter, truly reflects the mean sea level pressure for many of the industrialized nations (those with latitudes similar to Paris). The former Weights and Measures office in Middlesex, England. ... The use of water pressure - the Captain Cook Memorial Jet in Lake Burley Griffin, Canberra. ... Look up si, Si, SI in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... In physics, the dyne is a unit of force specified in the centimetre-gram-second (cgs) system of units, symbol dyn. One dyne is equal to exactly 10-5 newtons. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... The pascal (symbol: Pa) is the SI derived unit of pressure or stress (also: Youngs modulus and tensile strength). ... City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) Paris Eiffel tower as seen from the esplanade du Trocadéro. ...

Equivalencies

A pressure of 1 atm can also be stated as:

≡1.013 25 bar

≡101.325 kPa

≡1013.25 millibars (mbar, also mb) or hectopascals (hPa)

≡760 torr ^[B]

≈760.001 mm-Hg, 0°C, subject to revision as more precise measurements of mercury’s density become available ^{[B, C]}

≈29.9213 in-Hg, 0°C, subject to revision as more precise measurements of mercury’s density become available ^[C]

≈1.033 227 452 799 886 kg-force/cm²

≈1.033 227 452 799 886 technical atmosphere

≈1033.227 452 799 886 cm–H₂O, 4°C ^[A]

≈406.782 461 732 2385 in–H₂O, 4°C ^[A]

≈14.695 948 775 5134 pounds-force per square inch (psi)

≈2116.216 623 673 94 pounds-force per square foot (psf)

^A This is the customarily-accepted value for cm–H₂O, 4°C. It is precisely the product of 1 kg-force per square centimeter (one technical atmosphere) times 1.013 25 (bar/atmosphere) divided by 0.980 665 (one gram-force). It is not accepted practice to define the value for water column based on a true physical realization of water (which would be 99.997 495% of this value because the true maximum density of Vienna Standard Mean Ocean Water is 0.999 974 95 kg/l at 3.984°C). Also, this “physical realization” would still ignore the 8.285 cm–H₂O reduction that would actually occur in a true physical realization due to the vapor pressure over water at 3.984°C.

^B Torr and mm-Hg, 0°C are often taken to be identical. For most practical purposes (to 5 significant digits), they are interchangeable.

^C NIST value of 13.595 078(5) g/ml assumed for the density of Hg at 0°C

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Applications

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