geopotential altitude

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• geopotential — “+ noun Etymology: ge + potential : the work that must be done at a given altitude in raising a unit mass from sea level to that altitude against the earth s gravitational field * * * /jee oh peuh ten sheuhl/, n. Physics. the difference between… …   Useful english dictionary

• geopotential — /jee oh peuh ten sheuhl/, n. Physics. the difference between the potential energy of a mass at a given altitude and the potential energy of an identical mass at sea level, equivalent to the energy required to move the mass from sea level to the… …   Universalium

• geopotential — noun (Meteorology). The work that must be done at a given altitude in raising a unit mass from sea level to that altitude against the earths gravitational field …   Wiktionary

• Atmospheric models — Static atmospheric models describe how the ideal gas properties (namely: pressure, temperature, density, and molecular weight) of an atmosphere change, primarily as a function of altitude. For example, the US Standard Atmosphere is essentially a… …   Wikipedia

• Atmospheric model — A 96 hour forecast of 850 mbar geopotential height and temperature from the Global Forecast System An atmospheric model is a mathematical model constructed around the full set of primitive dynamical equations which govern atmospheric motions. It… …   Wikipedia

• Barometric formula — The barometric formula, sometimes called the exponential atmosphere or isothermal atmosphere , is a formula used to model how the pressure (or density) of the air changes with altitude.Pressure equationsThere are two different equations for… …   Wikipedia

• Atmospheric Chemistry Observational Databases — Over the last two centuries many atmospheric chemical observations have been made from a variety of ground based, airborne, and orbital platforms and deposited in databases. Many of these databases are publicly available. All of the instruments… …   Wikipedia

• Numerical weather prediction — Weather models use systems of differential equations based on the laws of …   Wikipedia

• Sea level — For the sea level change associated with the current episode of global warming, see current sea level rise. For other uses, see Sea level (disambiguation). This marker indicating the sea level is placed on the path from Jerusalem to the Dead Sea …   Wikipedia

• GRAVIMÉTRIE — La gravimétrie a pour objet la mesure de l’intensité de la pesanteur en un point donné, et elle exploite les résultats de cette mesure, effectuée en un grand nombre de stations. L’intensité de la pesanteur étant directement liée à l’attraction… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• Appareil GPS — Global Positioning System Pour les articles homonymes, voir GPS (homonymie). Le Global Positioning System plus connu par son sigle GPS, que l on peut traduire en français par « système de positionnement mondial » ou encore (en… …   Wikipédia en Français