High Pressure
North AmericaPhysical EnvironmentA region where atmospheric pressure at the surface is greater than surrounding areas
NOAAA map highlights the high-pressure regions in North America with a letter H enclosed in a circle. Near Columbia Kootenay Mountain and, near Ottawa.
High Pressure | Approximate Form and Extent of Outcrop of Carbonate Rocks | Sea-Level Rise Vulnerability (70 m) | |
|---|---|---|---|
British Columbia | 1 | ||
Kentucky | 1.28% | ||
West Virginia | 17.2% | ||
Kansas | 8.84% | ||
Oklahoma | 7.62% | ||
Tennessee | 0.744% | ||
Illinois | 4.93% | ||
Alaska | 0.255% | ||
Arizona | 0.242% | ||
Yukon | 0.684% | ||
Northwest Territories | 0.108% | ||
District of Columbia | 77.4% | ||
Florida | 8.54% | 98.1% | |
New Hampshire | 6.12% | ||
Rhode Island | 48.0% | ||
Vermont | 4.19% | ||
Nunavut | 0.364% | ||
Maine | 14.3% | ||
Nova Scotia | 17.9% | ||
Virginia | 15.1% | 21.7% | |
Delaware | 97.2% | ||
Mississippi | 32.2% | ||
Texas | 2.21% | 11.0% | |
Louisiana | 87.7% | ||
North Carolina | 41.0% | ||
New Brunswick | 20.2% | ||
Alabama | 25.8% | ||
New Jersey | 68.4% | ||
South Carolina | 49.2% | ||
Connecticut | 10.5% | ||
Pennsylvania | 0.839% | ||
Massachusetts | 37.7% | ||
Georgia | 5.65% | 30.7% | |
New York | 0.347% | ||
Maryland | 53.3% | ||
Québec | 1 | 1.53% | |
Manitoba | 7.86% | ||
Ontario | 8.71% | ||
California | 1.65% | ||
Arkansas | 31.1% |
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