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geopotential height

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geopotential height [¦jē·ō·pə′ten·chəl ′hīt]
(geophysics)
The height of a given point in the atmosphere in units proportional to the potential energy of unit mass (geopotential) at this height, relative to sea level.


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The intense lower tropospheric geopotential height gradients north and east of each cyclone resulted in strong 850 mb onshore jets, a key element in providing moisture convergence over the Megalopolis (Kocin and Uccellini 2004a).
HiRDLS is a 21-channel infrared Earth-limb scanning radiometer that will monitor the upper tropospheric, stratospheric, and mesospheric temperature, trace chemicals and geopotential height gradients over a five-year observation period.
This study selects a single geopotential height for all periods and for both hemispheres.
 
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