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To understand the figure, consider $\log_{\rm 10} \left( P_{\rm act} \right) = 0$. For smaller and smaller $\log_{\rm 10} \left( P_{\rm obs} \right)$, the probability density increases. This result comports with our intuition: the observed pressure signal is likely to fall below the actual pressure well at the center of the devil since the devil is unlikely to pass directly over the sensor. Taking instead $\log_{\rm 10} \left( P_{\rm obs} \right) = 0$, the probability density increases for larger and larger $\log_{\rm 10} \left( P_{\rm act} \right) = 0$, indicating that an observed pressure is more likely to have come from a distant dust devil with a large central pressure well than a very nearby one with a small central well.