------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | Pressure Sensor | Operating Principle | Reference | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ANEROID | Capsule made of metal with elastic properties deflects with | WMO (1983) | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | BAROCAP | Small aneroid capsule responds to changes in pressure measured | Vaisala Met | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | BELLOWS TYPE | Flexible bellows respond to changes in atmospheric pressure. | WMO (1983) | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | BOURDON TUBE | A tube of elliptical cross section changes in cross section | WMO (1983) | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | HYPSOMETER | An electrical thermometer measures the boiling point of a | WMO (1983) | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------