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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">The quantity ''D'' describing the [[altitude]] of a point on a [[constant-pressure surface]] by its [[departure]] from | <div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">The quantity ''D'' describing the [[altitude]] of a point on a [[constant-pressure surface]] by its [[departure]] from "standard" altitude:</div><br/> <div class="paragraph"><div class="display-formula"><blockquote>[[File:ams2001glos-De1.gif|link=|center|ams2001glos-De1]]</blockquote></div> where ''Z'' is the actual altitude above [[mean sea level]] and ''Z''<sub>''p''</sub> is the [[pressure altitude]] of the same point.</div><br/> </div> | ||
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D-value[edit | edit source]
The quantity D describing the altitude of a point on a constant-pressure surface by its departure from "standard" altitude:
