If the concentrations of nitrogen and oxygen in the air were reversed, it would likely make the atmosphere unsuitable for human life. The stratosphere helps regulate temperatures by facilitating the conversion of oxygen into ozone. Atmospheric pressure decreases with increasing altitude, starting at sea level where pressure is around 14.7 pounds per square inch or 1013.25 millibars. Air movements include sea breezes and land breezes caused by differential heating of land and water.