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definition thermo_parcel_path(vector t_profile, vector td_profile, vector p_profile, definition start_condition)

definition thermo_parcel_path(thermo_profile profile, definition start_condition)

Computes the path of an ascending thermodynamic parcel with the given start condition for the given vertical profile. It returns a definition suitable for plotting all the details of the parcel path into a thermodynamic diagram. The vertical profile is either specified as a set of vectors where:

• t_profile: the temperature profile (in K or °C)
• td_profile: the dew point temperature profile (in K or °C)
• p_profile: the pressure profile (in Pa or hPa)

or as a vertical thermodynamic profile where:

profile: the result of a vertical profile extraction from GRIB or BUFR with the thermo_grib() or thermo_bufr() functions, respectively.

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