 Isentropic potential vorticity (source code)

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= Isentropic potential vorticity

On potential-temperature surfaces, $q=(\zeta_\theta+f)/\sigma_\theta$, where $\sigma_\theta=-(1/g)\partial p/\partial\theta$ is <isentropic mass density>. In adiabatic frictionless flow it is materially conserved. Diagnosing a <velocity> field also requires balance and boundary data.

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