Atmosphere (unit)

The standard atmosphere (symbol: atm) is a unit of pressure defined as 101325 Pa (1.01325 bar). It is sometimes used as a reference or standard pressure.

History

In 1954 the 10th Conférence Générale des Poids et Mesures (CGPM) adopted standard atmosphere for general use and affirmed its definition of being precisely equal to 1,013,250 dynes per square centimetre (101325 Pa). This value was intended to represent the mean atmospheric pressure at mean sea level at the latitude of Paris, France, and does reflect the mean sea level pressure for many industrialized nations that are at broadly similar latitudes.

In chemistry and in various industries, the reference pressure referred to in “Standard Temperature and Pressure” (STP) was commonly 1 atm (101.325 kPa) but standards have since diverged; in 1982, the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) recommended that for the purposes of specifying the physical properties of substances, “standard pressure” should be precisely 100 kPa (1 bar).

Atmospheres (TV series)

Atmospheres was a weekly television series on The Weather Channel. The series, hosted by meteorologist Jim Cantore and Mish Michaels, featured current weather news and information. Some of the original segments included "Feature of the Week", dramatic rescue stories from inclement weather (which would set the tone for Storm Stories); "Destinations", which highlighted exotic locales; "In The Elements", profiles of people working in extreme weather (a forerunner to Epic Conditions), and a unique weather story that varied with each episode. Each episode contained three local and two national forecasts.

Originally, Atmospheres aired new episodes on Sundays at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. eastern, Wednesdays at 8 p.m. Eastern, and Saturdays at 5 p.m. Eastern. Encore episodes aired on Saturdays at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. Eastern and Sundays at 5 p.m. Eastern. In January 2003, when the award winning drama Storm Stories premiered, new episodes of Atmospheres no longer aired. Reruns still aired on weekends until the end of summer 2003 when Storm Stories started airing every night. Since then, Atmospheres has not been on The Weather Channel's programming schedule; however, Atmospheres was the first entry of an initiative proposed in 2000 (by Jim Alexander, former head of viewer research) for creating a defining signature long-form program like Storm Stories, It Could Happen Tomorrow and When Weather Changed History. Cantore's new show, Storm Stories premiered the same night Atmospheres had ended.

Atmospheres (album)

Atmospheres is the debut live album by Justin Jarvis. Jesus Culture Music released the album on September 30, 2014. Jarvis worked with Jeremy Edwardson in the production of this album.

Critical reception

Giving the album a seven out of ten review from Cross Rhythms, Joy Farrington writes, "Jarvis clearly sings from a place of passionate love and intimacy which overcomes the slightly repetitive musical backdrop." Mary Nikkel, awarding the album four star for New Release Tuesday, states, "This is a collection of beautiful, heartfelt moments with Jesus." In rating the album three stars at Louder Than the Music, Wesley Huntley says, "This album, is not a typical worship album, and Justin isn’t a typical worship leader."

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Justin Jarvis. 

Chart performance

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