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Meanings of amsl in English

Used to indicate the elevation on the ground or altitude in the air of an object, relative to the average sea level datum.

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        Examples for "above mean sea level"
        Examples for "above mean sea level"
        1
        The winds were nearly calm at the surface; at 10,300 feet above mean sea level, they were from the southwest at 10 knots.
        Project Trinity, 1945-1946
        2
        The interface between the two is about 40m below mean sea level, for every 1m that the water table lies above mean sea level.
        The South African