Oxygen Pressure Gradient

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Oxygen Pressure Gradient

Oxygen Pressure Gradient

I honestly don't remember where I obtained this image, but I believe that it was from the course materials of a Geology class I took.
txmountaineer
on Jan 7, 2008 6:27 pm
Image ID: 371309

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MoapaPk

MoapaPk - Jan 14, 2008 11:09 am - Hasn't voted

confusing

There should just be a single horizontal line for the altitude of Everest, with the corresponding vertical line to the mbar axis.

txmountaineer

txmountaineer - Jan 14, 2008 2:30 pm - Hasn't voted

Re: confusing

Thanks for the comment! The graph is showing how pressure changes with altitude. Although the picture doesn't really look like Everest, the tip of the peak in the image corresponds with an elevation of ~8900m to approximate the pressure at the summit of Everest.

With this graph, anyone wanting to climb a 12,000m peak on earth can know to expect only about 150mb or pressure... ;-)

Thanks!
Daniel

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