International Journal of Aviation, Aeronautics, and Aerospace Volume 2 Issue 2 Article 4 4-20-2015 Numerical Model Derived Altimeter Correction Maps for Non- Standard Atmospheric Temperature and Pressure Thomas A. Guinn Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach,
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[email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://commons.erau.edu/ijaaa Part of the Atmospheric Sciences Commons, Aviation Safety and Security Commons, and the Meteorology Commons Scholarly Commons Citation Guinn, T. A., & Mosher, F. R. (2015). Numerical Model Derived Altimeter Correction Maps for Non-Standard Atmospheric Temperature and Pressure. International Journal of Aviation, Aeronautics, and Aerospace, 2(2). https://doi.org/10.15394/ijaaa.2015.1060 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Journals at Scholarly Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in International Journal of Aviation, Aeronautics, and Aerospace by an authorized administrator of Scholarly Commons. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Numerical Model Derived Altimeter Correction Maps for Non-Standard Atmospheric Temperature and Pressure Cover Page Footnote The authors would like to acknowledge the two anonymous reviewers for their careful and thoughtful review of our manuscript. We benefited greatly from their insight. This article is available in International Journal of Aviation, Aeronautics, and Aerospace: https://commons.erau.edu/ ijaaa/vol2/iss2/4 Guinn and Mosher: Model Derived Altimeter Correction Maps Introduction It is well known in aviation that both non-standard air temperatures as well as non-standard sea-level pressures have a direct impact on the accuracy of indicated altitude as reported by a pressure altimeter.