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Potential vorticity
Name: | potential_vorticity | Abbreviation: | pv | Unit: | K m2 kg-1 s-1 |
Definition | The scalar product of the absolute vorticity and the gradient of the potential temperature times the specific volume. |
Validity | instantaneous |
Comment | |
GRIB 2 | Discipline | = 0 | | | Parameter Category | = 2 | | | Parameter Number | = 14 | | | Type of first fixed surface | = 107 | Type of second fixed surface | = All 1's | Scale factor of first fixed surface | = 0 | Scale factor of second fixed surface | = All 1's | Scaled value of first fixed surface | = 320 | Scaled value of second fixed surface | = All 1's |
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GRIB 2 and C-code for: Perturbed forecast, Control forecast, Perturbed re-forecast and Control re-forecast |