How much does the speed of sound differ from sea level to 10,000 feet

Subject: How much does the speed of sound differ from sea level to 10,000 feet

Date: Fri Jul 27 03:30:29 2001
Posted by Thom
Grade level: teacher/prof School: Operators Certification School @ CU Boulder
City: Arvad State/Province: Colorado Country: USA
Area of science: Physics
ID: 996219029.Ph

Message:


We use ultrasonic distance sensors to measure level and they are calibrated at 
sea level for speed vs time. I'd like to know what error is introduced by the 
change in air density at different elevations since the speed of sound changes 
with air density..

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