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Message: Re: potential vorticity calculation

Posted by Steve Silberberg on 18 Oct 01, 12:26 MT, in response to potential vorticity calculation, posted by Dave Ahijevych on 18 Oct 01, 12:00 MT

There should be a K in the numerator.

IPV = (AbsVort)on isentropic level / [-(1/g) [dP/d(Theta)]],
where the d's are partial derivatives.

Perhaps the K was left out by mistake.
Or it could be a new form of PV (just kidding).

Hope this helps, Steve



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