bsrn.physics.geometry.get_pressure_from_elevation

bsrn.physics.geometry.get_pressure_from_elevation(elev)

Calculates standard-atmosphere pressure from elevation using pvlib-equivalent formula [1].

Parameters:

elev (numeric) – Elevation above sea level. [m]

Returns:

pressure – Surface pressure. [Pa]

Return type:

numeric

Raises:

ValueError – If elev is non-finite, or elev >= 44331.514 m (outside the valid standard-atmosphere range for this formula).

References

[1]

Holmgren, W. F., Hansen, C. W., & Mikofski, M. A. (2018). pvlib python: A python package for modeling solar energy systems. Journal of Open Source Software, 3(29), 884.