There is no reason not to give the public kPa. The FAA and ICAO can use whatever units they wish, and they do. The NOAA and the NWS have the responsibility of giving weather to the public, not the FAA or ICAO. The FAA does not make the call for the public.
Stan Doore ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: U.S. Metric Association <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, December 14, 2002 7:13 PM Subject: [USMA:23987] hPa > 2002 December 14 > Do not say the US National Weather Service prefers hPa over kPa. > The Federal Aviation Administration made the call. FAA did this > for safety. The numbers for mbar and hPa are the same. > Given that aviation in the USA uses hPa, NWS uses the same unit > for the general public. > Robert Bushnell, PhD PE > Meteorologist > chair ASTM committee E43 on SI Practice >
