Definition of Potential Temperature

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Potential Temperature

The term 'Potential Temperature' as it applies to the area of the weather can be defined as ' The temperature a parcel of dry air would have if brought adiabatically (i.e., without transfer of heat or mass) to a standard pressure level of 1000 mb'.

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