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Scale height
In physics, a scale height, usually denoted by the capital letter H, is a distance (vertical or radial) over which a physical quantity decreases by a factor of e (the base of natural logarithms, approximately 2.718).1
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“S” (PDF). Encyclopedia of Astrobiology (3rd ed.). Springer. 2023-07-01. p. 2720. ISBN 978-3662650929. Retrieved 2026-04-29. ↩
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