Atmospheric pressure
The pressure exerted by the earth's atmosphere is called atmospheric pressure. Atmospheric pressure changes with weather and elevation.
Normal atmospheric pressure at sea level (an average value) is 1.013
x 105
Pa.
1 atm = 1.013 x 105
Pa.
Absolute pressure and Gauge pressure
The excess pressure above atmospheric pressure is usually called gauge pressure and the total pressure is called absolute pressure.
Thus,
Gauge pressure = absolute pressure - atmospheric pressure.
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