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Definition | The height of a given pressure level in the atmosphere in units proportional to the potential energy of unit mass (geopotential) at this pressure level relative to the sea level. |
Validity | Instantaneousinstantaneous |
Comment |
GRIB2 definition
Parameter | ||
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Discipline | = 0 | meteorological products |
Parameter Category | = 3 | mass |
Parameter Number | = 5 | geopotential height |
Level | ||
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Type of first fixed surface | = 100 | pressure level |
Scale factor of first fixed surface | = 0 | |
Scaled value of first fixed surface | = value in Pa | |
Type of second fixed surface | = all bits to 1 | missing |
Scale factor of second fixed surface | = all bits to 1 | missing |
Scaled value of second fixed surface | = all bits to 1 | missing |