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Specific energy

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-009092

The total energy per unit mass of a fluid parcel, encompassing its internal energy, kinetic energy, and potential energy. This concept is applied in atmospheric dynamics to analyze the energy budget of air masses and their transformations. It is expressed in units of joules per kilogram (J/kg).

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-009092
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-MET-009092",
  "term": "Specific energy",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "The total energy per unit mass of a fluid parcel, encompassing its internal energy, kinetic energy, and potential energy. This concept is applied in atmospheric dynamics to analyze the energy budget of air masses and their transformations. It is expressed in units of joules per kilogram (J/kg).",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/specific-energy/"
}

Record 8,857 of 10,756 in Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology (MLC-0110). Request the full dataset.