Standard Atmosphere Calculator

Calculates pressure, density, temperature, and speed of sound as a function of height.
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Updated 9 May 2006

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Using the 1976 US standard atmosphere model, this function returns pressure, denisity, temperature, and speed of sound at a given altitude. Works for both English and metric units.

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Richard Rieber (2024). Standard Atmosphere Calculator (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/8799-standard-atmosphere-calculator), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

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Created with R13
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Version Published Release Notes
1.0.0.0

An error was discovered in the upper atmosphere section of the code. This has been fixed. The software can now accept vector inputs as opposed to just a single altitude.