Altitude Temperature
Transposed Diagram – Height vs Pressure (Standard, Warm, Cold)
Transposed diagram: pressure on the horizontal axis, altitude on the vertical axis.
For a chosen pressure you can see the corresponding height for standard, warm
and cold columns.
Temperature offset
Pressure level
ISA (standard)
Warm column (T₀ + ΔT)
Cold column (T₀ − ΔT)
Heights at selected pressure
p level
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h (ISA)
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h (warm)
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h (cold)
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Warm column → thicker atmosphere → same pressure is found at a higher altitude.
Cold column → thinner atmosphere → same pressure at a lower altitude.
Cold column → thinner atmosphere → same pressure at a lower altitude.