AtmPres {FAO56}

Atmospheric Pressure (P)

Description

AtmPres returns the value of atmospheric pressure.

Usage

AtmPres(z)

Arguments

z

A numeric scalar that denotes elevation above sea level [m].

Details

This is a function to calculate the atmospheric pressure [kPa] based on the elevation above the sea level.

Value

The function returns the value of the atmospheric pressure as a numeric scalar.

Reference

Allen, R. G., Pereira, L. S., Raes, D., & Smith, M. (1998). Crop evapotranspiration - Guidelines for computing crop water requirements - FAO Irrigation and drainage paper 56. Fao, Rome, 300(9), D05109.

See Also

PsyCon.

Examples

AtmPres(z = 1800)