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A '''bar''' is a [[Measurements|unit of pressure]]. The bar nearly identical to the [[atm|atmosphere unit]] or 100 [[Pascal|Pa]].
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A '''bar''' is a [[Measurements|unit of pressure]], nearly identical to the [[atmosphere (unit)|atmosphere]]. One bar is equal to 100 [[pascal|kilopascal]]s.
   
There are 1000 '''millibars''' in one bar.
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[[Starfleet]] space suits measure [[oxygen]] pressure in '''millibars'''. ({{VOY|Day of Honor}})
 
{{bginfo|This unit is used by meteorologists who find it easier to refer to atmospheric pressures without using decimals.}}
   
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== Comparative list of pressures ==
:''This unit is used by meteorologists who find it easier to refer to atmospheric pressures without using decimals.''
 
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;1,000 '''millibars''' = 1 bar:
   
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* The [[computer]] warned [[Tom Paris]] that his space suit was leaking, informing him that the oxygen level was dropping from '''114 millibars''' to '''93 millibars''' before [[B'Elanna Torres]] connected to his suit to share her oxygen. ({{VOY|Day of Honor}})
==References==
 
* [[VOY]]:
 
** "[[Rise]]"
 
** "[[Day of Honor (episode)|Day of Honor]]"
 
   
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* While Paris and Torres shared their oxygen, the level dropped from '''104 millibars''', to '''87 millibars''', and finally to '''71 millibars''', before they were rescued by {{USS|Voyager}}. ({{VOY|Day of Honor}})
==External Links==
 
* {{Wikipedia|Bar (unit)}}
 
   
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* While traveling to [[orbit]] in an [[mag-lev carriage]], [[Neelix]] noted that while at an altitude of 800 [[meter]]s, the carriage was traveling at a velocity thirty [[kilometers per hour]] and the internal atmospheric pressure was at '''700 millibars'''. ({{VOY|Rise}})
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* The [[atmosphere]] at the surface of an unnamed [[planet]] which was home to a species of [[rock creature]]s was recorded at '''800 millibars'''. ({{TAS|Mudd's Passion}})
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*Capped [[deuterium]] well heads were under '''5,000 millibars''' of pressure. ({{ENT|Marauders}})
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== External link ==
 
* {{Wikipedia|Bar (unit)}}
 
[[Category:Measurements]]
 
[[Category:Measurements]]

Revision as of 15:54, 22 July 2013

A bar is a unit of pressure, nearly identical to the atmosphere. One bar is equal to 100 kilopascals.

Starfleet space suits measure oxygen pressure in millibars. (VOY: "Day of Honor")

This unit is used by meteorologists who find it easier to refer to atmospheric pressures without using decimals.

Comparative list of pressures

1,000 millibars = 1 bar
  • While Paris and Torres shared their oxygen, the level dropped from 104 millibars, to 87 millibars, and finally to 71 millibars, before they were rescued by USS Voyager. (VOY: "Day of Honor")

External link