(大气科学基础)气压.ppt

二、气 压 1. 气压的定义 2. 影响大气中气压变化的因子 3. 全球气压分布 1. 气压的定义 Can you feel air pressure? When you take off or land in an aircraft, your ears may hurt or feel uncomfortable. This is because your eardrums can feel changes in air pressure as the aircraft moves quickly up and down. But , what is air pressure? 什么是气压? Pressure = Force per Area It is caused by the weight of all the air in the atmosphere pressing down on Earth. It is also known as atmospheric pressure. Air pressure changes with the height and also when air warms up or cools down. Changes in air pressure cause changes in the weather.