Re: Teslas Ball Lightning

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Original poster: robert heidlebaugh <rheidlebaugh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Relative barometric pressure is not Absobaric presure . The relative
barametric presure here is given by the US weather beau, but the altitude is
7000 ft alt and the boiling point of water is 4o less than sea level.  The
actual un corrected presure is much lower than posted bu USWB.
      Robert   H
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> From: "Tesla list" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Fri, 05 Aug 2005 18:54:52 -0600
> To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: Teslas Ball Lightning
> Resent-From: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
> Resent-Date: Fri,  5 Aug 2005 20:23:02 -0600 (MDT)
>
> Original poster: Ed Phillips <evp@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> "The barometric pressure there is reported to be 30.43 inches but they
> "fudge" those numbers to agree with lower elevation numbers.  I don't
> know why...  I think it is really about 25 inches...
>
> http://www.usairnet.com/weather/maps/colorado/pressure/
>
> http://www.usairnet.com/weather/maps/texas/pressure/
>
> http://www.ambientweather.com/sebaprco.html
>
> http://www.usatoday.com/weather/wstdatmo.htm
>
> Cheers,
>
> Terry"
>
> If you're talking about the pressure reported for aeronautical
> purposes, it's really the baro pressure setting for the altimeters to
> read correct altitude above ground, so it wouldn't be expected to vary
> with station altitude per se.  I wouldn't be surprised if meterological
> people have the same practice.
>
> Ed
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