Atmospheric pressure sensors

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Atmospheric pressure sensors are meteorological instruments used to measure the atmospheric pressure

Barograph

This traces a graph on paper

Barometer

Various types exist, the most accurate containing mercury. Aneroid barometers (like household instruments) use a sealed pressure chamber.

Surface pressure sensors for Ascension Island

Three pressure