potential vorticity

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potential vorticity [pə′ten·chəl vȯr′tis·əd·ē]

(fluid mechanics)

The product of the absolute vorticity and the static stability, conservative in adiabatic flow, given by the expression (η/θ)(∂θ/∂p), where η is the absolute vorticity of a fluid parcel, θ the potential temperature, andpthe pressure. Also known as absolute potential vorticity.

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