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A barometric altimeter measures atmospheric pressure to determine altitude, with pressure decreasing as altitudes increase.

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Radar altimeters measure the distance between an aircraft and the ground, while barometric altimeters use air pressure to estimate altitude. NTSB member J. Todd Inman pressed others from the Army and ...

Radar altimeters measure the distance between an aircraft and the ground, while barometric altimeters use air pressure to estimate altitude.