equivalent potential temperatures

A form of equivalent potential temperature — The temperature that a parcel of air at a specific temperature would have if raised from a specific pressure level to zero millibars, had all moisture condensed from it, and then lowered to 1000 millibars.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of equivalent potential temperature
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