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Equipotential line

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-005448

A line connecting points in a scalar field where the potential energy is constant. In meteorology, this concept applies to fields such as geopotential height, where an equipotential line represents a contour of constant geopotential. Air parcels moving along such a line experience no change in potential energy due to gravity.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-005448
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-005448",
  "term": "Equipotential line",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "A line connecting points in a scalar field where the potential energy is constant. In meteorology, this concept applies to fields such as geopotential height, where an equipotential line represents a contour of constant geopotential. Air parcels moving along such a line experience no change in potential energy due to gravity.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/equipotential-line/"
}

Record 3,312 of 10,816 in Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology (MLC-0110). Request the full dataset.