Standard Atmospheres in Respiratory Physiology

Letter Published: 11 October 1958 Standard Atmospheres in Respiratory Physiology R. H. KAY1  Nature volume 182, pages 1032–1033 (1958)Cite this article

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PUGH1, observing on Everest pressures “higher than those calculated according to the standard altimeter calibration” with differences physiologically important above 18,000 ft., rejects the

International Commission for Air Navigation (ICAN) ‘atmosphere’, preferring the temporarily more convenient formula of Zuntz et al.2. This formula promises to achieve a mystical superiority

in high-altitude physiology3.

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