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equivalent potential temperature

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-000886

The equivalent potential temperature is the temperature a parcel at a specific pressure level and temperature would have if it were raised to 0 mb, condensing all moisture from the parcel, and then lowered to 1000 mb.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-000886
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
Synonymswet-equivalent potential temperature
ReferencesNWS Glossary
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-000886",
  "term": "equivalent potential temperature",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "The equivalent potential temperature is the temperature a parcel at a specific pressure level and temperature would have if it were raised to 0 mb, condensing all moisture from the parcel, and then lowered to 1000 mb.",
  "synonyms": [
    "wet-equivalent potential temperature"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NWS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/equivalent-potential-temperature/"
}

Record 886 of 3,164 in Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology (MLC-0110). Request the full dataset.