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Geopotential height

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-001145

The height above sea level of a pressure level. For example, if a station reports that the 500 mb height at its location is 5600 m, it means that the level of the atmosphere over that station at which the atmospheric pressure is 500 mb is 5600 meters above sea level. This is an estimated height based on temperature and pressure data.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-001145
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
ReferencesNWS Glossary
See alsodynamic height
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-001145",
  "term": "Geopotential height",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "The height above sea level of a pressure level. For example, if a station reports that the 500 mb height at its location is 5600 m, it means that the level of the atmosphere over that station at which the atmospheric pressure is 500 mb is 5600 meters above sea level. This is an estimated height based on temperature and pressure data.",
  "see_also": [
    "dynamic height"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NWS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/geopotential-height/"
}

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