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air_potential_temperature  

Definition

  • Air potential temperature is the temperature a parcel of air would have if moved dry adiabatically to a standard pressure, typically representative of mean sea level pressure. To specify the standard pressure to which the quantity applies, provide a scalar coordinate variable with standard name reference_pressure.

Note

  • the GCMD close match could be exact
  • To be confirmed

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https://vocab.met.no/CFSTDN/air_potential_temperature

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