Potential Density

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Potential Density

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The density a parcel of air would attain if compressed adiabatically by descent to the standard pressure of 1000 millibars. The potential density

p' is most easily defined in relation to the potential temperature θ as p' = p/Rθwhere p is a pressure of 10000

millibars and R is the gas constant, in appropriate units. See adiabatic process. [[/a>|/a> ]]

References

This article is based on NASA's Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use