Would you expect the air pressure in a valley that's below sea level to be higher or lower than air pressure at sea level?

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James J.
Nov 30, 2015

Higher

Explanation:

Air pressure is basically the weight of the atmosphere over a point. If this point in in a valley lower than sea level it will have the amount of atmosphere from sea level down to it's elevation over and above the atmosphere from a point at sea level.

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