potential vorticity
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potential vorticity
(pə′ten·chəl vör′tis·əd·ē)
(fluid mechanics) The product of the absolute vorticity and the static stability, conservative in adiabatic flow, given by the expression (η/θ)(∂θ/∂p), where η is the absolute vorticity of a fluid parcel, θ the potential temperature, and p the pressure. Also known as absolute potential vorticity.
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