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Height above mean sea level
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{{short description|Elevation of a location above a standardized sea level}}{{redirect|AMSL}}Height above mean sea level is a measure of a location's vertical distance (height, elevation or altitude) in reference to a vertical datum based on a historic mean sea level. In geodesy, it is formalized as orthometric height. The zero level varies in different countries due to different reference points and historic measurement periods. Climate change and other forces can cause sea levels and elevations to vary over time."Sea Level: Frequently Asked Questions and Answers" Liverpool, UK: National Oceanography Centre. Retrieved 31 January 2024.- the content below is remote from Wikipedia
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Uses
Elevation or altitude above sea level is a standard measurement for:- Geographic locations such as towns, mountains and other landmarks.
- The top of buildings and other structures.
- Mining infrastructure, particularly underground.
- Flying objects such as airplanes or helicopters below a Transition Altitude defined by local regulations.WEB,weblink Altitude, Flight Level and Height, SKYbrary Aviation Safety, 31 January 2024,
Units and abbreviations
Elevation or altitude is generally expressed as "metres above mean sea level" in the metric system, or "feet above mean sea level" in United States customary and imperial units. Common abbreviations in English are:- AMSL â above mean sea levelWEB,weblink Federal Communications Commission, TOWAIR Determination, 3 February 2024, Site Elevation (AMSL) â The elevation of the site above mean sea level (AMSL).,
- ASL â above sea levelWEB,weblink General Concepts, Los Angeles Air Route Traffic Control Center, 6 April 2024, Sometimes, you will still see the abbreviation 'ASL' used as well; it stands for 'Above Sea Level'.,
- FAMSL â feet above mean sea levelJOURNAL, Camilo, Jaramillo, etal, 2020 ACVIM Forum On Demand Research Abstract Program: Abstract E45, Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, NovemberâDecember 2020, 34, 6, 2967, 10.1111/jvim.15904, 7968404, 33037851, The horses lived at five different altitudes: 0 masl (n=23), 1000 mamsl (3280 famsl, n=25)...,
- FASL â feet above sea levelJOURNAL, Robert M., Negrini, etal, The Rambla highstand shoreline and the Holocene lake-level history of Tulare Lake, California, USA, Quaternary Science Reviews, 25, 13, July 2006, 1599â1618, 10.1016/j.quascirev.2005.11.014, elevations from 210 fasl (64 masl) to 230 fasl (70 masl) on the Kettleman City 7.5' USGS topographic map,
- MAMSL â metres above mean sea level
- MASL â metres above sea level
- MSL â mean sea level
Methods of measurement
Altimetry is the measurement of altitude or elevation above sea level. Common techniques are:BOOK, Igor V., Florinsky, Chapter 3: Digital Elevation Models, Digital Terrain Analysis in Soil Science and Geology, 2nd, Academic Press, 2016, 77â108, 978-0128046326, 10.1016/B978-0-12-804632-6.00003-1, WEB,weblink Introduction to Altimeters, UAV Navigation, 20 April 2024,- Surveying, especially levelling.
- Global Navigation Satellite System (such as GPS), where a receiver determines a location from pseudoranges to multiple satellites. A geoid is needed to convert the 3D position to sea-level elevation.
- Pressure altimeter measuring atmospheric pressure, which decreases as altitude increases. Since atmospheric pressure varies with the weather, too, a recent local measure of the pressure at a known altitude is needed to calibrate the altimeter.
- Stereoscopy in aerial photography.
- Aerial lidar and satellite laser altimetry.
- Aerial or satellite radar altimetry.
See also
- Depth below seafloor
- Height above average terrain
- Height above ground level
- List of places on land with elevations below sea level
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