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    Density altitude is the altitude in the International Standard Atmosphere at which the air density would be equal to the actual air density at the place of observation. "Density Altitude" is the pressure altitude adjusted for non-standard temperature.
    Both increase in temperature and increase in humidity cause a reduction in air density. Thus in hot and humid conditions the density altitude at a particular location may be significantly higher than the geometric altitude.

    Density altitude can be calculated from atmospheric pressure and temperature (assuming dry air).


    mathrm = 145426 left1-left( rac{P_0/P_{SL}}{mathrm{T}/T_{SL}} ight)^b ight


    where

    mathrm= density altitude

    P_0= atmospheric (static) pressure

    P_= standard sea level atmospheric pressure (1013.25 hpa)

    mathrm= true (static) air temperature

    T_= standard sea level air temperature(288.15 K)

    b= 0.235




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