pressure_to_height_std#

metpy.calc.pressure_to_height_std(pressure)[source]#

Convert pressure data to height using the U.S. standard atmosphere [NOAA1976].

The implementation uses the formula outlined in [Hobbs1977] pg.60-61.

Parameters:

pressure (pint.Quantity) – Atmospheric pressure

Returns:

pint.Quantity – Corresponding height value(s)

Notes

$$Z=\frac{T_0}{\mathrm{\Gamma }}[1-{\frac{p}{p_0}}^{\frac{R\mathrm{\Gamma }}{g}}]$$