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geopotential

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geopotential [¦jē·ō·pə′ten·chəl]
(physics)
The potential energy of a unit mass relative to sea level, numerically equal to the work that would be done in lifting the unit mass from sea level to the height at which the mass is located, against the force of gravity.
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Units abbreviations: celsius = C, degrees = o, geopotential meters = gpm, meters = m, hectopascals = hPa, millimeters = mm, minutes = ', percent = %.
Reference notes by Monthly Climatic Data for the World
In this particular instance, GEOTRANS converts elevation from the Earth Geopotential Model 96 (EGM 96) (1) to EGM 84 which is what MLRS launcher uses.
Revolutionary to conventional--evolution of GMLRS by Smith, Matthew B. / Fires
To create wind direction maps for Africa [using National Centers for Environmental Prediction-National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCEP-NCAR) Reanalysis Project database and software (NOAA NCEP-NCAR 2006], we used mean monthly sea level pressure [SLP; in millibars (mb)] and mean monthly geopotential values for three altitude levels: 1,000 mb (150 to ~ 200 m), 925 mb (700 to ~ 800 m), and 850 mb (~ 1,500 m) covering the whole African continent (NOAA NCEP-NCAR 2005).
Wind direction and its linkage with Vibrio cholerae dissemination by Broza, Meir / Environmental Health Perspectives
 
 
 
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