sea-level pressure
Americannoun
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Unstable at normal sea-level pressure and temperatures, gas hydrates can be dangerously explosive as temperatures rise.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 2, 2021
Although, at around 0.7% of Earth’s sea-level pressure, any on-foot exploration of Mars would require a full pressure suit of some form.
From Scientific American • Feb. 2, 2020
These numbers reference minerals that crystallize at standard sea-level pressure, 1 bar.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2017
They used climate models to test whether the observed changes in sea-level pressure could be explained away by the effects of volcanic eruptions, changes in the intensity of the sun and changes in greenhouse gases and other forms of air pollution.
From Scientific American • Sep. 23, 2014
The cabin was pressurized, though it did not attempt to simulate sea-level pressure.
From Space Platform by Leinster, Murray
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