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Sep 14, 2022 at 22:07 answer added R. Emery timeline score: 0
Aug 15, 2017 at 8:19 vote accept Kharak
Aug 15, 2017 at 5:37 comment added jamesqf @Keith McClary: Yes, as you might know if you're a scuba diver.
Aug 15, 2017 at 0:26 comment added Keith McClary @jamesqf In other words, the mass of the atmosphere is equal to a 10 m layer of water.
Aug 14, 2017 at 12:41 answer added Ash timeline score: 2
Aug 14, 2017 at 8:57 answer added JeopardyTempest timeline score: 5
Aug 14, 2017 at 5:43 comment added jamesqf You could easily figure this out yourself - with the caveat that the atmosphere doesn't have a sharp upper boundary. By convention the Karman Line at 100 km/62 miles marks the boundary. So figure the area of the Earth in km^2, multiply by 100, and you have the volume in km^3. If you want the weight, atmospheric pressure is just a bit over 10,000 kg/m^2. The answers to your other questions are yes and yes, but it depends on the time scale you're looking at.
Aug 14, 2017 at 5:17 comment added f.thorpe You've given water/land splits for the surface area of the Earth, not really how big it is. Which, is not really comparable to mass or volume of atmosphere.
Aug 14, 2017 at 3:51 history edited JeopardyTempest CC BY-SA 3.0
Improve the spelling/grammar :-)
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Aug 14, 2017 at 3:46 history asked Kharak CC BY-SA 3.0