Barometrische

Barometrische is the inflected form of the German adjective barometrisch and refers to anything related to a barometer or atmospheric pressure. The term is used to describe measurements, instruments and phenomena that depend on air pressure, such as barometrische Messungen or barometrische Daten. Its origin is the barometer, with the adjective formed from the Greek roots in baros (weight) and metron (measure).

In meteorology and atmospheric science, barometrische measurements involve recording air pressure with a barometer. Barometrische Höhenmessung uses air pressure to estimate altitude, typically by applying the hypsometric formula within a standard atmosphere. Reference values often involve sea-level pressure around 1013.25 hPa; as altitude increases, pressure decreases roughly exponentially.

Instruments and data contexts employ the adjective to describe the measurement process or results. For example, barometrische Druckmessung refers to the measurement of air pressure, and barometrische Trends describe changes in pressure over time used for weather forecasting. The term also appears in scientific writing to distinguish pressure-based methods from other sensing approaches.

Grammatical note: barometrische is used attributively with nouns, changing form to denoting case and gender, e.g., die barometrische Messung (nominative), den barometrischen Luftdruck (accusative), des barometrischen Luftdrucks (genitive). In English translations, the term corresponds to “barometric” or “barometer-related.”

Related concepts include Luftdruck, Barometer, and barometrische Höhenmessung as fundamental ideas in weather observation, navigation, and aviation.