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//Example 5-9 The rise of the Ocean Due to Hurricane
P_atmair = 76.2 //pressure at point 1 [cm of Hg]
P_air = 56 //pressure at the eye of the storm [cm of Hg]
V_A = 250 //wind velocity at point 2 [kmph]
rho_sw = 1025 //density of sea water [kg/m^3]
rho_Hg = 13584 //density of mercury [kg/m^3]
rho_atmair = 1.182 //density of air at atmospheric temperature [kg/m^3]
g = 9.807 //gravitational acceleration [m/s^2]