easyclimate.physics.temperature.equivalent_potential_temperature¶
Equivalent Potential Temperature
Functions¶
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Calculate equivalent potential temperature using Bolton (1980) approximation. |
Calculate equivalent potential temperature using Robert Davies-Jones (2009) approximation. |
Module Contents¶
- easyclimate.physics.temperature.equivalent_potential_temperature.calc_equivalent_potential_temperature(pressure_data: xarray.DataArray, temperature_data: xarray.DataArray, dewpoint_data: xarray.DataArray, pressure_data_units: Literal['hPa', 'Pa'], temperature_data_units: Literal['celsius', 'kelvin', 'fahrenheit'], dewpoint_data_units: Literal['celsius', 'kelvin', 'fahrenheit']) xarray.DataArray¶
Calculate equivalent potential temperature using Bolton (1980) approximation.
Parameters¶
- pressure_data:
xarray.DataArray. The pressure data set.
- temperature_data:
xarray.DataArray. Atmospheric temperature.
- dewpoint_data:
xarray.DataArray. The dew point temperature.
- pressure_data_units:
str. The unit corresponding to pressure_data value. Optional values are hPa, Pa.
- temperature_data_units:
str. The unit corresponding to temperature_data value. Optional values are celsius, kelvin, fahrenheit.
- dewpoint_data_units:
str. The unit corresponding to dewpoint_data value. Optional values are celsius, kelvin, fahrenheit.
Returns¶
- Equivalent potential temperature ( \(\mathrm{K}\) ).
See also
Bolton, D. (1980). The Computation of Equivalent Potential Temperature. Monthly Weather Review, 108(7), 1046-1053. https://journals.ametsoc.org/view/journals/mwre/108/7/1520-0493_1980_108_1046_tcoept_2_0_co_2.xml
- pressure_data:
- easyclimate.physics.temperature.equivalent_potential_temperature.calc_equivalent_potential_temperature_davies_jones2009(pressure_data: xarray.DataArray, temperature_data: xarray.DataArray, dewpoint_data: xarray.DataArray, pressure_data_units: Literal['hPa', 'Pa'], temperature_data_units: Literal['celsius', 'kelvin', 'fahrenheit'], dewpoint_data_units: Literal['celsius', 'kelvin', 'fahrenheit']) xarray.DataArray¶
Calculate equivalent potential temperature using Robert Davies-Jones (2009) approximation.
Parameters¶
- pressure_data:
xarray.DataArray. The pressure data set.
- temperature_data:
xarray.DataArray. Atmospheric temperature.
- dewpoint_data:
xarray.DataArray. The dew point temperature.
- pressure_data_units:
str. The unit corresponding to pressure_data value. Optional values are hPa, Pa.
- temperature_data_units:
str. The unit corresponding to temperature_data value. Optional values are celsius, kelvin, fahrenheit.
- dewpoint_data_units:
str. The unit corresponding to dewpoint_data value. Optional values are celsius, kelvin, fahrenheit.
Returns¶
- Equivalent potential temperature ( \(\mathrm{K}\) ).
See also
Davies-Jones, R. (2009). On Formulas for Equivalent Potential Temperature. Monthly Weather Review, 137(9), 3137-3148. https://doi.org/10.1175/2009MWR2774.1
- pressure_data: