hectopascal to atmosphere
Please provide values below to convert hectopascal [hPa] to atmosphere [atm], or change ↔.
hectopascal [hPa]
Definition: The hectopascal (hPa) is a metric unit of pressure equal to 100 pascals.
Historyandorigin: Historically, hectopascals were used in meteorology for easier handling of pressure values, as the pascal is quite small.
CurrentUse: It is still commonly used in meteorology to measure atmospheric pressure, particularly in weather reports.
funfact: Hectopascals are equivalent to millibars (mb), which is another unit commonly used in weather forecasting.
atmosphere [atm]
Definition: The atmosphere (atm) is a unit of pressure defined as 101,325 pascals, which is roughly the average pressure at sea level.
Historyandorigin: The atmosphere unit was created as a way to express the standard atmospheric pressure on Earth.
CurrentUse: It is used in various scientific fields, including chemistry, physics, and engineering, to measure pressure.
funfact: The pressure of the Earth's atmosphere at sea level is exactly 1 atm.
hectopascal [hPa] to atmosphere [atm] Conversion Table
| 1 hectopascal [hPa] | 0.0009869233 atmosphere [atm] |
| 2 hectopascal [hPa] | 0.0019738465 atmosphere [atm] |
| 3 hectopascal [hPa] | 0.0029607698 atmosphere [atm] |
| 5 hectopascal [hPa] | 0.0049346163 atmosphere [atm] |
| 10 hectopascal [hPa] | 0.0098692327 atmosphere [atm] |
| 50 hectopascal [hPa] | 0.0493461633 atmosphere [atm] |
| 100 hectopascal [hPa] | 0.0986923267 atmosphere [atm] |
| 1000 hectopascal [hPa] | 0.9869232667 atmosphere [atm] |
| 10000 hectopascal [hPa] | 9.8692326672 atmosphere [atm] |
| 100000 hectopascal [hPa] | 98.692326672 atmosphere [atm] |
| 1000000 hectopascal [hPa] | 986.92326672 atmosphere [atm] |
How to Convert hectopascal to atmosphere
1 hectopascal [hPa] = 0.0009869233 atmosphere [atm]
1 atmosphere [atm] = 1013.25 hectopascal [hPa]
we use cross multiplication method
hectopascal [hPa] → atmosphere [atm]
1 → 0.0009869233
1.5 → ?( suppose x)
=>1.5*0.0009869233=1*x
by simplifying
x=0.0014803849