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sea-level pressure

[see-lev-uhl]

noun

  1. the atmospheric pressure, at any elevation, reduced by formula to a value approximating the pressure at sea level.



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Unstable at normal sea-level pressure and temperatures, gas hydrates can be dangerously explosive as temperatures rise.

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An observer in Antigua reported a sea-level pressure reading of 27.2 inches.

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Low sea-level pressure and favorable wind conditions also helped.

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A phenomenon called the El Nino-Southern Oscillation has precipitated widespread changes in sea-level pressure across Indonesia, Australasia and the tropical Pacific.

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But the first quarter was 15 percent warmer than usual as the jet stream shifted north and changed the North Atlantic Oscillation, which measures surface sea-level pressure differences, from negative to positive.

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