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potential vorticity: a standalone construct

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Meteorology

a conserved quantity combining rotation and stratification whose distribution can be inverted to diagnose large-scale weather systems.

In meteorology, potential vorticity refers to a conserved quantity combining rotation and stratification whose distribution can be inverted to diagnose large-scale weather systems. This meaning comes from Hoskins (1985) in Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society.[1]

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References

Hoskins, B. J., McIntyre, M. E., & Robertson, A. W. (1985). On the use and significance of isentropic potential vorticity maps. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 111(470), 877-946. https://doi.org/10.1002/qj.49711147002

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