Geopotential is the potential of the Earth's gravity field. For convenience it is often defined as the negative of the potential energy per unit mass,...

Geopotential height or geopotential altitude is a vertical coordinate referenced to Earth's mean sea level (assumed zero geopotential) that represents...

geodesy, a geopotential model is the theoretical analysis of measuring and calculating the effects of Earth's gravitational field (the geopotential). Newton's...

The Earth Gravitational Models (EGM) are a series of geopotential models of the Earth published by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). They...

with an assumed linear distribution of absolute temperature T against geopotential altitude h. The other two values (pressure P and density ρ) are computed...

geopotential numbers have units of m2/s2. Normalization by a constant nominal gravity value (units of m/s2) yields units of metre, as in geopotential...

table below) (K/m) in ISA h {\displaystyle h} = height above sea level (geopotential meters) R ∗ {\displaystyle R^{*}} = universal gas constant 8.3144598 N·m/(mol·K)...

polynomials in physics Standard gravitational parameter (GM) Geoid Geopotential Geopotential model Solivérez, C.E. (2016). Electrostatics and magnetostatics...

orthometric heights, geopotential heights, and dynamic heights (see Geodesy#Heights). All points on a geoid surface have the same geopotential (the sum of gravitational...

used when referring to points on the Earth's surface, while altitude or geopotential height is used for points above the surface, such as an aircraft in flight...

\Phi \over \partial y}} (1b) where Φ {\displaystyle {\Phi }} is the geopotential. The geostrophic vorticity ζ g = k ^ ⋅ ∇ × V g {\displaystyle {\zeta...

centers. In meteorology, geopotential heights are used when creating forecasts and analyzing pressure systems. Geopotential heights represent the estimate...

for visibility. Metres (m) for cloud height. Standard geopotential metre (m') for geopotential height. Kilograms per square metre (kg/m2) for snow water...

sea water with respect to the gravity variation, the latitude and the geopotential anomaly the pressure can be converted into metres' depth according to...

geostrophic wind at a given pressure level flows along geopotential height contours on a map, and the geopotential thickness of a pressure layer is proportional...

physical properties of Earth's gravity and its potential field (the geopotential), with a view to their application in geodesy. Traditional geodetic instruments...

transformation from real geometric altitude z to an abstraction called "geopotential altitude" h, defined: h = r e z r e + z {\displaystyle h={\frac {r_{e}z}{r_{e}+z}}}...

An example of 500 mbar geopotential height and absolute vorticity prediction from a numerical weather prediction model...

with an assumed linear distribution of absolute temperature T against geopotential altitude h. The other two values (pressure P and density ρ) are computed...

and shape used to model the Earth for geodesy Geopotential – Energy related to Earth's gravity Geopotential model – Theoretical description of Earth's gravimetric...

2-meter temperature (colors) and 500 hPa geopotential heights (contours) for the United States on 1995-07-13 20:00 UTC in the MERRA-2 reanalysis...

set to be replaced in 2025 with a new geometric reference frame and geopotential datum, based on GPS and gravimetric geoid models. NAVD 88 was established...

referring to truncated spherical harmonic expansions of the Earth's gravity geopotential model). The equation of a tri-axial ellipsoid centred at the origin with...

atmosphere can be simulated using the 500 mb (15 inHg) and 1,000 mb (30 inHg) geopotential height surfaces and the average thermal wind between them. Barotropic...

surface. Height systems in use are: Orthometric heights Dynamic heights Geopotential heights Normal heights Each system has its advantages and disadvantages...

frequently than other units of length. One practical use is for altitude of geopotential heights in meteorology. The volumetric form cubic decametre is convenient...

height or normal height. It can be computed by dividing the location's geopotential number by the normal gravity at 45 degree latitude and zero height (a...

associated with the unit." Instances include: "watt-peak" and "watt RMS"; "geopotential metre" and "vertical metre"; "standard cubic metre"; "atomic second"...

GPS- and gravimetric geoid model-based geometric reference frame and geopotential datum, potentially in 2025. In 1901 the United States Coast and Geodetic...

identified by anomalously low geopotential heights south of the Aleutian Islands and over Southeastern U.S. straddling high geopotential heights over the North...