CHAPTER 1.INTRODUCTION—DEFINITIONS—ELEVATIONS—GEOPOTENTIAL 1
CHAPTER 2.INSTRUMENTS FOR DETERMINING ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE—THEIR INSTALLATION AND CHARACTERISTICS 21
CHAPTER 3.GRAVITY CORRECTION FOR MERCURY BAROMETERS 273
CHAPTER 4.“REMOVAL CORRECTION”AND“RESIDUAL CORRECTION” 291
CHAPTER 5.TEMPERATURE CORRECTION OF MERCURY BAROMETERS 297
CHAPTER 6.STANDARDIZATION AND COMPARISON OF BAROMETERS 323
CHAPTER 7.REDUCTION OF PRESSURE TO SEA LEVEL,AND OTHER LEVELS 425
CHAPTER 8.ALTIMETRY 487
CHAPTER 9.REDUCTION TO CONSTANT PRESSURE SURFACES;HYPSOMETRY 565
CHAPTER 10.SPECIAL POTENTIAL OR OTHER FUNCTIONS REPRESENTING THE EARTH'S PRESSURE FIELD 567
CHAPTER 11.ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE AS AFFECTED BY ACCELERATIONS,NON-STATIC CONDITIONS AND TERRAIN 569
CHAPTER 12.APPENDIXES(THEORY AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION) 571
CHAPTER 13.FORMS 681
CHAPTER 14.TABLES 711
INDEX 957